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Prehospital thrombolysis in acute myocardial infarction.
European Journal of Emergency Medicine : Official Journal of the European Society for Emergency Medicine 1998 December
Efficacy of reperfusion therapy in acute myocardial infarction is strictly time dependent. As is evidenced by several studies, most benefit in terms of myocardial salvage and short- and long-term mortality is achieved with initiation of therapy within the first 60-90 minutes after onset of symptoms. Nearly exclusively, prehospital initiation of thrombolysis makes it possible to take advantage of this early time window. Moreover a time gain of more than 30 minutes, up to 130 minutes, is possible by prehospital initiation of thrombolysis, depending on local circumstances. Randomized studies yielded a better outcome when a time gain of > or = 90 minutes was achieved. Since it has been shown that prehospital diagnosis of an acute myocardial infarction is reliable and out-of-hospital initiation of therapy has no additional specific risk, patients seen within the first 60-90 minutes after onset of symptoms or for whom a relevant time gain of > or = 90 minutes can be expected are ideal candidates for, and therefore should receive, prehospital thrombolysis.
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