“Rescue” thrombolysis with intracoronary tissue plasminogen activator for failed intravenous thrombolysis with streptokinase for acute myocardial infarction
- Resource Type
- Article
- Authors
- White, Harvey D.; Cross, David B.; Williams, Barbara F.; Norris, Robin M.; Woo, Kam S.; Hamer, Andrew W.; Elliott, John M.; Ormiston, John A.
- Source
- The American Journal of Cardiology; 1995, Vol. 75 Issue: 2 p172-174, 3p
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- ISSN
- 00029149
Rescue thrombolysis appears to be safe and may be an alternative to angioplasty when normal epicardial blood flow is not achieved after administration of thrombolytic therapy in patients with acute myocardial infarction. Further trials are required to evaluate this approach.