Has low-dose intracoronary thrombolysis gained ground in primary percutaneous intervention?
Rasha KaddouraMohamed Izham Mohamed IbrahimAbdul Rahman ArabiPublished in: Angiology (2022)
Reducing thrombus burden would improve patient's outcomes. Low-dose intracoronary thrombolytic agent administration has been considered to improve myocardial microcirculation, cardiac function, and major adverse cardiovascular events in patients presenting with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction and high thrombus burden. This paper discusses published meta-analyses on intracoronary thrombolysis in primary percutaneous intervention.
Keyphrases
- low dose
- cardiovascular events
- st segment elevation myocardial infarction
- pulmonary embolism
- meta analyses
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- st elevation myocardial infarction
- randomized controlled trial
- acute ischemic stroke
- coronary artery disease
- high dose
- systematic review
- minimally invasive
- cardiovascular disease
- ultrasound guided
- radiofrequency ablation
- risk factors
- left ventricular
- type diabetes
- heart failure
- atrial fibrillation
- adverse drug