Management of failed thrombolysis after acute myocardial infarction: An overview of current treatment options

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 114, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 291-299

  Mendoza, Cesar E ^a   Bhatt, Mehul R ^a   Virani, Salim ^a   Schob, Alan H ^a   Levine, Stewart ^a   Ferreira, Alexandre C ^a   de Marchena, Eduardo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

Author keywords

PCI; Rescue; STEMI; Thrombolysis

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ALTEPLASE; CLOPIDOGREL; FIBRINOGEN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENT; PLACEBO; RETEPLASE; STREPTOKINASE; TISSUE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; AORTA BALLOON; BLEEDING; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; CARDIOGENIC SHOCK; CLINICAL TRIAL; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS SURGERY; CORONARY STENT; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; FIBRINOLYTIC THERAPY; HUMAN; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPEAT PROCEDURE; REVIEW; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANGIOPLASTY, TRANSLUMINAL, PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY; CLINICAL TRIALS; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENTS; HUMANS; INTRA-AORTIC BALLOON PUMPING; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PLATELET AGGREGATION INHIBITORS; RECURRENCE; RETREATMENT; SHOCK, CARDIOGENIC; STENTS; THROMBOLYTIC THERAPY; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 33845267454     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2006.07.116     Document Type: Review

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