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Characteristics of ST-elevation myocardial infarction with failed thrombolysis.

Ashish MishraJayesh PrajapatiGajendra DubeyIva PatelMukesh MahlaSuresh BishnoiVimlesh Pandey
Published in: Asian cardiovascular & thoracic annals (2020)
Non-resolution of presenting symptoms and ST changes on electrocardiography at 90 min served as the earliest indicators of failed thrombolysis, with a significant angiographic correlation. Clinical variables such as delayed presentation (>6 h), dyspnea, Killip class >I, cardiogenic shock, Thrombolysis in Myocardial Infarction score, and conventional risk factors including diabetes mellitus, dyslipidemia, and obesity represented cluster of predictors of failed thrombolysis.
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