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What proportion of patients with myocardial infarction are suitable for thrombolysis?
- Source :
- British Heart Journal; Feb1987, Vol. 57 Issue 2, p144-147, 4p, 1 Diagram, 2 Charts
- Publication Year :
- 1987
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Abstract
- Four hundred and three patients were considered for entry into a trial of intravenous streptokinase in suspected myocardial infarction. Three hundred and sixty seven (91%) were excluded. Two hundred and sixty (65%) did not meet the inclusion criteria and 45 of the remaining 143 (35%) patients had contraindications to thrombolysis. This left 98 (24%) patients who were suitable for thrombolysis and 42 of them were over 70 years, the upper age limit. Thus according to this trial protocol 56 (14%) patients were eligible for recruitment; 36 (9%) patients were finally randomised. These data suggest that treatment with intravenous streptokinase may be applicable to only a small proportion of patients with myocardial infarction. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00070769
- Volume :
- 57
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- British Heart Journal
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 66281497
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1136/hrt.57.2.144