BACKGROUND: Reperfusion therapy for acute myocardial infarction has revolutionized
modern cardiovascular care. METHODS AND RESULTS: Two strategies have been tested …

BACKGROUND: Rescue percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is efficacious after
clinical failure of fibrinolytic therapy and is recommended for those with persistent ischemia …

Previous trials have suggested clinical benefit with rescue percutaneous coronary
intervention (PCI) after failed fibrinolysis, but more recent, larger studies are conflicting …

Objectives: We performed a meta-analysis of randomized trials that enrolled ST-segment
elevation myocardial infarction patients treated with fibrinolysis to assess the potential …

Of the two methods of reperfusion therapy for acute myocardial infarction, primary
percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is more difficult to implement but offers the best …

BACKGROUND: Most patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction present to hospitals
without percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) facilities and receive fibrinolysis. The role …

Background Prompt restoration of Thrombolysis In Myocardial Infarction (TIMI) grade 3 flow
improves survival in patients with acute ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (MI) …

Background: Rescue angioplasty (rPCI) for failed fibrinolysis is associated with a low
mortality if successful, but a high mortality if it fails. The latter may reflect a high‐risk group or …

Reperfusion therapy for ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) has been an
important clinical focus for 25 years. Impressive reductions in morbidity and mortality rates …

Fibrinolytic therapy for acute myocardial infarction, even with the most efficient regimens
available, is fraught with a substan tial proportion of failures to reopen the occluded vessel …