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Thrombolysis in Acute Myocardial Infarction — A Race Against Time

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Update 1987

Part of the book series: Update in Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine ((UICM,volume 3))

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If performed very early thrombolysis may improve the prognosis of the acute phase of myocardial infarction (A.M.I.). However, patients arrive usually too late, necrosis is complete and only 15 to 19% of patients with A.M.I. may profit from thrombolysis. Treatment of the acute phase of a myocardial infarction is now a timed race.

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  1. Department of Intensive Care, Erasme Hospital, Free University of Brussels, Route de Lennik 808, B-1070, Brussels, Belgium

    Jean Louis Vincent (Assistant-Director) (Assistant-Director)

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Villemant, D., Barriot, P., Bodenan, P. (1987). Thrombolysis in Acute Myocardial Infarction — A Race Against Time. In: Vincent, J.L. (eds) Update 1987. Update in Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine, vol 3. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-83042-6_34

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