Transradial rescue angioplasty for failed thrombolysis in acute myocardial infarction: reperfusion with reduced vascular risk

• Published in: Heart (British Cardiac Society) Vol. 92; no. 8; pp. 1153 - 1154
• Main Authors: Lo, T S N, Hall, I R, Jaumdally, R, Davison, P M, Dickinson, K, Hildick-Smith, D J, Nolan, J
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and British Cardiovascular Society 01.08.2006; BMJ; BMJ Publishing Group LTD; BMJ Group
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Angioplasty; Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary - methods; Biological and medical sciences; Cardiology. Vascular system; Clinical outcomes; Coronary heart disease; Female; Fibrinolytic Agents - therapeutic use; Heart; Heart attacks; Humans; IABP; intra-aortic balloon pump; Male; Medical prognosis; Medical sciences; MERLIN; Middle Aged; Middlesbrough Early Revascularization to Limit Infarction; Mortality; Myocardial Infarction - therapy; Myocardial Reperfusion - methods; Myocarditis. Cardiomyopathies; PCI; percutaneous coronary intervention; REACT; Rescue Angioplasty versus Conservative management of Thrombolysis; Retreatment; Scientific Letter; Success; Thrombolysis In Myocardial Infarction; TIMI; Treatment Failure; Myocardial infarction; Rescue; Angioplasty; Acute; Instrumentation therapy; Cardiovascular disease; Instrumental dilatation; Myocardial disease; Fibrinolysis; Phlebology; Reperfusion; Heart disease; Risk factor; Circulatory system; Cardiology; Failure
• ISSN: 1355-6037; 1468-201X
• DOI: 10.1136/hrt.2005.077651

Table 1 Patients' characteristics and clinical outcomes Baseline characteristics Men 90 (85.7%) Women 15 (14.3%) Age (years) 60.7 (11) Range 37-85 History of angina/MI 36 (34.3%) History of PVD 8 (7.6%) Pain to lysis time (min) 155 (134) Lysis to PTCA time (min) 221 (139) AMI location Anterior 49 (47.0) Inferior 56 (53.0) Peak creatine kinase 3105 (1536) Cardiogenic shock 10 (9.5%) Stents 99 (94.3%) Gp IIb/IIIa inhibitor use 37 (35.2%) IABP 14 (13.3%) Procedural success 93 (88.6%) Length of stay (days) 7 (2) Data are mean (SD) or number (%). Gp, glycoprotein; IABP, intra-aortic balloon pump; MI, myocardial infarction; PTCA, percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty; PVD, peripheral vascular disease.