Thrombolytic therapy for patients with myocardial infarction who are older than 75 years: Do the risks outweigh the benefits?

Circulation

Volumn 101, Issue 19, 2000, Pages 2224-2226

  Ayanian, John Z ^a,b   Braunwald, Eugene ^a,c  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c PARTNERS HEALTHCARE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Angioplasty; Myocardial infarction; Outcome and process assessment (health care); Thrombolysis

Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; AGED; BLOOD CLOT LYSIS; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; CORONARY ARTERY DILATATION; EDITORIAL; FIBRINOLYTIC THERAPY; HEART MUSCLE REPERFUSION; META ANALYSIS; MORTALITY; PATIENT SELECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0034673948     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.CIR.101.19.2224     Document Type: Editorial

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