A 58-year-old man with a 20-year history of smoking, hypertension, and dyslipidemia presents to the emergency department with acute anterior wall ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). Coronary angiography reveals a critical stenosis (>90%) in the left anterior descending artery with TIMI 0 flow. What is the most appropriate immediate next step in management?

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