A 30 Day Study to Evaluate Efficacy and Safety of Pre-hospital vs. In-hospital Initiation of Ticagrelor Therapy in STEMI Patients Planned for Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI)

Exclusion Criteria

• •Expected time to 1st PCI balloon inflation in the hospital, from the qualifying ECG is more than 120 minutes
• •Contraindication to ticagrelor (refer to SmPC)
• •Concomitant medication that may increase the risk of bleeding \[e.g non steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), oral anticoagulant and / or fibrinolytics, planned or administered 24 hours before randomization\]
• •Any of the following conditions in the absence of a functioning implanted pacemaker: known SSS, second or third degree AVB, or documented syncope of suspected bradycardic origin.