Intracoronary Thrombolysis in ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction Patients Undergoing Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: an Updated Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.
Sophia AlexiouDimitrios PatouliasKonstantinos C TheodoropoulosMatthaios DidagelosAthina NasoufidouAthanasios SamarasAntonios ZiakasNikolaos FragakisEfthimios DardiotisGeorge KassimisPublished in: Cardiovascular drugs and therapy (2022)
The present meta-analysis suggests that ICT was associated with improved MACE and myocardial microcirculation in STEMI patients undergoing PPCI, without significant increase in major bleeding. However, these findings necessitate confirmation in a contemporary large RCT.
Keyphrases
- st segment elevation myocardial infarction
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- patients undergoing
- systematic review
- st elevation myocardial infarction
- acute myocardial infarction
- acute coronary syndrome
- coronary artery disease
- antiplatelet therapy
- atrial fibrillation
- coronary artery bypass grafting
- pulmonary embolism
- meta analyses
- left ventricular
- coronary artery bypass
- acute ischemic stroke
- randomized controlled trial
- case control
- heart failure