Acute interventions for myocardial reperfusion

The primary goal of treatment in acute myocardial infarction is reperfusion of the infarct-related artery in as short a time as possible. Present strategies for acute reperfusion include the use of thrombolytic agents and a variety of catheter-based interventions. This article presents a brief revie...

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Published inEmergency medicine clinics of North America Vol. 16; no. 3; p. 565
Main Authors Brown, M, D'Haem, C, Berkompas, D, Cohn, J M
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.08.1998
Subjects
Angioplasty
Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary
Emergency Treatment
Fibrinolytic Agents - therapeutic use
Humans
Myocardial Infarction - therapy
Myocardial Reperfusion - methods
Shock, Cardiogenic - therapy
Thrombolytic Therapy
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Summary:The primary goal of treatment in acute myocardial infarction is reperfusion of the infarct-related artery in as short a time as possible. Present strategies for acute reperfusion include the use of thrombolytic agents and a variety of catheter-based interventions. This article presents a brief review of these strategies and discusses the patient subsets better served by a particular type of intervention.
ISSN:0733-8627
1558-0539
DOI:10.1016/S0733-8627(05)70018-3