- ►toodoc.com [PDF] KA Eagle, SG Goodman, Á Avezum, A Budaj, … - The Lancet, 2002 - Elsevier Of the 9251 patients enrolled, 1763 presented within 12 h of symptom onset with
ST-segment-elevation myocardial infarction. Of these, 30% did not receive
reperfusion therapy. Elderly patients (75 years and older), those ... Cited by 293 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 13 versions
- ►onlinejacc.org [PDF] HC Herrmann, DJ Moliterno, EM Ohman, AL … - Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 2000 - Elsevier We studied 323 patients (61%) who underwent PCI with planned initial
angiography, at a median 63 min after reperfusion therapy began. A blinded core
laboratory reviewed cineangiograms. Ischemic events, bleeding, angiographic ... Cited by 237 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 10 versions
- ►onlinejacc.org MR Le May, GA Wells, M Labinaz, RF Davies, M … - Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 2005 - Elsevier Previous trials show that thrombolysis followed by immediate angioplasty for the
treatment of STEMI does not improve ischemic outcomes compared with thrombolysis
alone and is associated with excessive bleeding complications. Since the ... Cited by 122 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 20 versions
PW Armstrong, D Collen - Circulation, 2001 - Am Heart Assoc Conjunctive Therapy An important paradox associated with the use of fibrinolytic
therapy is its procoagulant potential. The effect of fibrinolytic agents on
platelets is complex, poorly understood, and controversial. 1 Conflicting ... Cited by 84 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 9 versions
CW Lee, MK Hong, JH Lee, HS Yang, JJ Kim, … - The American journal of cardiology, 2001 - Elsevier Spontaneous recanalization (SR) occurs after the onset of acute myocardial
infarction (AMI), but its clinical significance in the reperfusion era remains
uncertain. We evaluated the determinants and prognostic significance of SR ... Cited by 49 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 9 versions
MS Sabatine, IK Jang - The American journal of medicine, 2000 - Elsevier Platelet membrane glycoprotein IIb/IIIa inhibitors, a new class of potent
antiplatelet agents, have been used in the treatment of acute coronary syndromes
as well as in the prevention of complications after percutaneous coronary ... Cited by 32 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 7 versions
CM Gibson, AJ Kirtane, SA Murphy, S … - American Heart Journal, 2006 - Elsevier We hypothesized that early administration of the glycoprotein IIb/IIIa inhibitor
eptifibatide in the emergency department (ED) would yield superior epicardial
flow and myocardial perfusion before primary PCI compared with initiating ... Cited by 28 - Related articles - All 6 versions
- ►cvrf.org [PDF] SW Lee, MK Hong, CW Lee, YH Kim, JH Park, … - International journal of cardiology, 2004 - Elsevier Background: Acute left main coronary artery occlusion is a dramatic condition
with very high mortality. The study was aimed to evaluate the effect of primary
stenting in patients with left main coronary artery (LMCA) disease in the ... Cited by 23 - Related articles - All 13 versions
PW Armstrong - Canadian Medical Association Journal, 2001 - ecmaj.ca Mrs. C, an 81-year-old woman, arrives at the emergency department of a community
hospital 4 hours after the onset of crushing retrosternal chest pain. The pain
radiates to her back, shoulders and arms and is associated with ... Cited by 12 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 13 versions
D Katritsis, E Karvouni, MM Webb-Peploe - Progress in cardiovascular diseases, 2003 - Elsevier Myocardial reperfusion is the treatment of choice in acute myocardial
infarction. Pharmacological thrombolysis restores coronary artery patency in
about two thirds of patients with acute myocardial infarction. However, ... Cited by 10 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 10 versions
