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Thrombolytic Therapy in Patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction

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Acute Coronary Care 1986

Part of the book series: Acute Coronary Care Updates ((ACCU,volume 1))

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Coronary artery disease is a major public health problem in the United States, resulting in 550,000 deaths annually.(1) A similar number of patients who survive myocardial infarction vary in disease severity and prognosis and require application of a wide variety of therapeutic maneuvers ranging in cost and complexity from risk factor modification through antianginal medication, percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty, and coronary artery bypass graft surgery.(2) About a quarter million Americans underwent PTCA or CABG in 1984. It is estimated that approximately 10% of the $1 billion per day expended for health care in the United States is applied to patients with cardiovascular diseases, and patients with myocardial infarction require a substantial part of this large sum.

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  1. National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, Bethesda, Maryland, 20205, USA

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Passamani, E. (1985). Thrombolytic Therapy in Patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction. In: Califf, R.M., Wagner, G.S. (eds) Acute Coronary Care 1986. Acute Coronary Care Updates, vol 1. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-2633-5_4

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