Key references on thrombolytic therapy 1983-1993.

بررسی دلایل عدم تجویز استرپتوکیناز در بیماران مبتلا به انفارکتوس حاد قلبی مراجعه کننده به بیمارستان اکباتان همدان در سال 1381

Acute myocardial infarction (AMI ) is one of the most common cause of mortality in almost all countries of the world. According to this fact that thrombus formation and coronary obstruction are the basic pathophysiology of AMI , early    thrombolysis and reperfusion of coronary artery have important role in the reduction of mortality rate and it’s compl...

Systemic thrombolytic therapy of acute myocardial infarction?

Adult respiratory distress syndrome following thrombolytic therapy for pulmonary embolism.

Pulmonary edema is rare in patients with pulmonary embolism and to our knowledge has not been described in association with thrombolytic therapy. We describe a patient with massive pulmonary embolism in whom the adult respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) developed shortly after a course of streptokinase therapy. The possible association between streptokinase therapy or pulmonary embolism and AR...

Myocardial infarction, thrombolytic therapy, and stroke. A community-based study. The MITI Project Group.

BACKGROUND Thrombolytic therapy used in patients with acute myocardial infarction may increase the risk of stroke. Scant information is available from community-based studies. SUMMARY OF REPORT Among 5,635 consecutive patients admitted with acute myocardial infarction to hospitals in Seattle and surrounding suburban King County, Washington, 116 (2.1%) experienced strokes during hospitalizatio...

Thrombolytic therapy in acute ischemic stroke. A Danish pilot study.

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE In a feasibility and safety study of thrombolytic therapy in acute ischemic stroke, we explored the usefulness of measurements of regional cerebral blood flow. METHODS Twenty-three patients with acute ischemic stroke were treated with 100 mg recombinant tissue plasminogen activator infused intravenously over 1 hour. Thrombolytic therapy was initiated 78 to 355 minutes a...