Journal article
The impact of time to thrombolytic treatment on outcome in patients with acute myocardial infarction
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: To examine the impact of time to thrombolytic treatment on multiple acute outcome variables in a single trial of thrombolysis in acute myocardial infarction.
DESIGN AND PATIENTS: Mortality and reinfarction rate were measured in 2770 patients with acute myocardial infarction who received thrombolysis within 12 hours in CORE, an international, dose ranging trial of poloxamer 188. Tc-99m sestamibi infarct size and radionuclide …
Authors
Chareonthaitawee P; Gibbons RJ; Roberts RS; Christian TF; Burns R; Yusuf S
Journal
Heart, Vol. 84, No. 2,
Publisher
BMJ
Publication Date
August 1, 2000
DOI
10.1136/heart.84.2.142
ISSN
1355-6037