title: Efficacy and safety of APSAC in the treatment of acute myocardial infarction.
abstract: A prospective, open, multicentre post-marketing surveillance on the efficacy and safety of intravenous APSAC in the treatment of acute myocardial infarction was performed in 2436 patients. Reperfusion suggested by non-invasive parameters was achieved in 77.3% of patients. In-hospital mortality was low (7.1%). After exclusion from analysis of patients greater than 70 years of age and those reported to be in cardiogenic shock, mortality rate was 2.9%. More importantly, non-invasive evidence for successful thrombolysis resulted in a significantly lower mortality (3.3%) compared with patients without evidence of successful reperfusion (17.2%). The incidence of serious adverse events was low (132 in 2436 patients, 8/2436 = 0.3% fatal). The data from this post-marketing surveillance conducted under every-day clinical conditions confirm the efficacy and safety of APSAC as a thrombolytic agent in acute myocardial infarction, as demonstrated previously in controlled clinical trials.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology and Angiology, University of Bochum, Germany.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Machraoui
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Jäger
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Barmeyer
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Armbrecht
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D016255:Anistreplase / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D005858:Germany; D017052:Hospital Mortality; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000401:mortality; D015425:Myocardial Reperfusion; D011358:Product Surveillance, Postmarketing; D011446:Prospective Studies
chemical_list: D016255:Anistreplase