Pre-hospital thrombolysis for ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction in regional Australia: long-term follow up.
Arshad A KhanTrent WilliamsMohamed S Al-OmaryAlex L FeeneyTazeen MajeedLindsay SavagePaul StewartSteven FaddyNicholas John CollinsPeter FletcherAndrew J BoylePublished in: Internal medicine journal (2021)
Our real-world experience shows that PHT followed by early transfer to a primary PCI-capable centre is an effective reperfusion strategy, with comparable results to primary PCI, and mortality benefits are sustained to more than 6 years.
Keyphrases
- st segment elevation myocardial infarction
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- acute myocardial infarction
- coronary artery disease
- antiplatelet therapy
- acute coronary syndrome
- st elevation myocardial infarction
- coronary artery bypass grafting
- acute ischemic stroke
- pulmonary embolism
- healthcare
- cardiovascular events
- coronary artery bypass
- cerebral ischemia
- emergency department
- risk factors
- subarachnoid hemorrhage