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MediumCardiologyST-elevation myocardial infarctionau-amcau-racp

A 68-year-old woman presents to the emergency department with central chest pain radiating to the left arm for 75 minutes. ECG shows 3 mm ST elevation in leads II, III and aVF with reciprocal ST depression in V1-V3. She lives in a regional town where the nearest PCI-capable centre is 4 hours away by road. What is the most appropriate reperfusion strategy?

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