Can intralipid infusion open a coronary occlusion causing acute myocardial infarction?

Coronary heart disease remains the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in Western countries. The best hope of salvaging viable myocardium after a coronary occlusion is by rapid reperfusion of the ischemic myocardium, either by thrombolysis or primary percutaneous coronary intervention. The use of intravenous intralipid infusion instead of thrombolysis or primary percutaneous coronary intervention is first suggested in the medical literature. Correspondence to: Joseph Eldor, Theoretical Medicine Institute, Jerusalem, Israel, E-mail: [email protected]