Journal article
Rescue Angioplasty or Repeat Fibrinolysis After Failed Fibrinolytic Therapy for ST-Segment Myocardial Infarction A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Trials
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: We sought to best estimate the benefits and risks associated with rescue percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) and repeat fibrinolytic therapy as compared with conservative management in patients with failed fibrinolytic therapy for ST-segment myocardial infarction (STEMI).
BACKGROUND: Fibrinolytic therapy is the most common treatment for STEMI; however, the best therapy in patients who fail to achieve reperfusion after …
Authors
Wijeysundera HC; Vijayaraghavan R; Nallamothu BK; Foody JM; Krumholz HM; Phillips CO; Kashani A; You JJ; Tu JV; Ko DT
Journal
Journal of the American College of Cardiology, Vol. 49, No. 4, pp. 422–430
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
January 2007
DOI
10.1016/j.jacc.2006.09.033
ISSN
0735-1097