Patient outcomes after fibrinolytic therapy for acute myocardial infarction at hospitals with and without coronary revascularization capability

RH Mehta, DA Criger, CB Granger, KK Pieper… - Journal of the American …, 2002 - jacc.org
Objectives: This study evaluated clinical outcomes in patients with acute myocardial
infarction (MI) treated with fibrinolytic therapy in hospitals with and without coronary …

[HTML][HTML] A comparison of coronary angioplasty with fibrinolytic therapy in acute myocardial infarction

HR Andersen, TT Nielsen, K Rasmussen… - New England journal …, 2003 - Mass Medical Soc
Background For the treatment of myocardial infarction with ST-segment elevation, primary
angioplasty is considered superior to fibrinolysis for patients who are admitted to hospitals …

Early reinfarction after fibrinolysis: experience from the global utilization of streptokinase and tissue plasminogen activator (alteplase) for occluded coronary arteries …

MP Hudson, CB Granger, EJ Topol, KS Pieper… - Circulation, 2001 - Am Heart Assoc
Background Trials report a 2% to 6% incidence of reinfarction after fibrinolysis for acute
myocardial infarction (MI). We combined the Global Utilization of Streptokinase and Tissue …

Long-term trends in the use of coronary reperfusion strategies in acute myocardial infarction: a community-wide perspective

RJ Goldberg, FA Spencer, J Okolo, D Lessard… - Journal of thrombosis …, 2007 - Springer
Background The objectives of our study were to examine long-term (1986–2003) trends in
the use of percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI) and thrombolytic therapy in the …

Choice of reperfusion strategy at hospitals with primary percutaneous coronary intervention: a National Registry of Myocardial Infarction analysis

R Fazel, HM Krumholz, ER Bates, WJ French… - Circulation, 2009 - Am Heart Assoc
Background—Many hospitals with percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) capability also
use fibrinolytic therapy in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction, but …

Management strategies and outcomes of ST‐segment elevation myocardial infarction patients transferred after receiving fibrinolytic therapy in the United States

N Patel, NJ Patel, B Thakkar, V Singh… - Clinical …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Fibrinolytic therapy is still used in patients with ST‐segment elevation myocardial infarction
(STEMI) when the primary percutaneous coronary intervention cannot be provided in a …

A comparison of percutaneous coronary intervention and surgical revascularization after fibrinolysis for acute myocardial infarction. Insights from the InTIME-2 trial

JC Nicolau, JA Marin-Neto, RR Giraldez, V Golin… - International journal of …, 2007 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: A substantial proportion of patients treated with fibrinolytics for acute
myocardial infarction (AMI) is subsequently submitted to surgical or percutaneous …

Rescue percutaneous coronary intervention after failed fibrinolytic therapy: Have expectations been met?

DR Holmes Jr, BJ Gersh, SG Ellis - American heart journal, 2006 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Reperfusion therapy for acute myocardial infarction has revolutionized
modern cardiovascular care. METHODS AND RESULTS: Two strategies have been tested …

Temporal trends in care and outcomes of patients receiving fibrinolytic therapy compared to primary percutaneous coronary intervention: insights from the Get With …

RS Hira, DL Bhatt, GC Fonarow… - Journal of the …, 2016 - Am Heart Assoc
Background Timely reperfusion after ST‐elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) improves
survival. Guidelines recommend primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PPCI) within …

Rescue angioplasty after failed fibrinolysis foracute myocardial infarction: Predictors of a failed procedure and 1‐year mortality

B Kunadian, K Vijayalakshmi, J Dunning… - Catheterization and …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
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 …