Abstract
Most patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) are admitted to hospitals without percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) facilities or are initially managed in a prehospital mobile unit. Thrombolysis remains the most readily available reperfusion treatment in those settings, but the optimal subsequent strategy in those patients is unclear. If a mechanical recanalization is likely to be performed in an emergency, it is probably desirable that the patient receives abciximab, the glycoprotein IIb/IIIa antagonist with the strongest evidence of benefit for angioplasty in AMI.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 378-85 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | American Heart Journal |
| Volume | 148 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Sept 2004 |
Keywords
- Antibodies, Monoclonal
- Cost-Benefit Analysis
- Drug Therapy, Combination
- Emergency Medical Services
- Humans
- Immunoglobulin Fab Fragments
- Myocardial Infarction
- Plasminogen Activators
- Platelet Glycoprotein GPIIb-IIIa Complex
- Prospective Studies
- Recombinant Proteins
- Recurrence
- Stents
- Thrombolytic Therapy
- Tissue Plasminogen Activator
- Treatment Outcome
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