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1686333

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
1992-3-23
pubmed:abstractText
A retrospective review was made of the early management of 50 consecutive patients admitted with an acute myocardial infarction to assess the potential suitability and actual application of thrombolysis, intravenous beta-blockade and aspirin therapy. Thrombolysis was indicated for 15 patients (30%), of whom 14 actually did receive intravenous streptokinase. Thus, 93.3% of all eligible patients received thrombolysis. The main contraindication to thrombolysis was a presentation more than six hours from onset of symptoms in 26 patients (52%). Intravenous beta-blockade was indicated for 17 patients (34%), six patients were actually treated resulting in a therapeutic coverage of 35.3%. Heart failure in 21 patients (42%) was the main contraindication. Aspirin was indicated for 48 patients (96%). However, only 14 were treated giving a therapeutic coverage of 29.2%. A large majority of our patients with an acute myocardial infarction were eligible to receive aspirin which has been a neglected therapeutic modality.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
0037-5675
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
32
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
373-5
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1991
pubmed:articleTitle
Early management of myocardial infraction: a report from the Waikato Hospital, New Zealand.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Cardiology, Walkato Hospital, Hamilton, New Zealand.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article