Thrombolytic therapy for myocardial infarction: Assessment of efficacy by myocardial perfusion imaging with technetium-99m sestamibi
Wackers F. Thrombolytic therapy for myocardial infarction: Assessment of efficacy by myocardial perfusion imaging with technetium-99m sestamibi. The American Journal Of Cardiology 1990, 66: e36-e41. PMID: 2145744, DOI: 10.1016/0002-9149(90)90610-d.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRecombinant tissue-type plasminogen activatorThrombolytic therapyMyocardial infarctionFirst acute myocardial infarctionInfarct-related artery patencyInitial risk areaPersistent coronary occlusionAcute chest painAcute myocardial infarctionAssessment of efficacyFuture clinical researchImaging agentNew thrombolytic agentsTissue-type plasminogen activatorArtery patencyChest painInfarct arterySuccessful thrombolysisConventional therapyCoronary occlusionHypoperfused myocardiumThrombolytic agentsMyocardial perfusionPatientsEnd point