Rescue Angioplasty or Repeat Fibrinolysis After Failed Fibrinolytic Therapy for ST-Segment Myocardial Infarction A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Trials
Wijeysundera HC, Vijayaraghavan R, Nallamothu BK, Foody JM, Krumholz HM, Phillips CO, Kashani A, You JJ, Tu JV, Ko DT. Rescue Angioplasty or Repeat Fibrinolysis After Failed Fibrinolytic Therapy for ST-Segment Myocardial Infarction A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Trials. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2007, 49: 422-430. PMID: 17258087, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2006.09.033.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRescue percutaneous coronary interventionPercutaneous coronary interventionST-segment myocardial infarctionFibrinolytic therapyCause mortalityMinor bleedingRandomized trialsRisk of strokeSignificant clinical improvementImproved clinical outcomesSignificant risk reductionFixed-effects modelRescue angioplastySTEMI patientsClinical improvementConservative managementConservative treatmentCoronary interventionHospital dischargeHeart failureClinical outcomesMyocardial infarctionBest therapyCommon treatmentPatients