title: Update on thrombolytic therapy in acute myocardial infarction.
abstract: There is a continuum of clinical research in thrombolytic therapy that will eventually evolve into the most effective regimen to chemically open a thrombosed artery. Numerous previous clinical trials, a number of ongoing trials, and planned future trials are shown in a list of acronyms and their translations as a convenience for identifying the trials.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, University of Miami School of Medicine, FL 33101.
authors.forename: B K
authors.initials: BK
authors.lastname: Valle
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Lemberg
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000075202:Contraindications; D004562:Electrocardiography; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000503:physiopathology; D015912:Thrombolytic Therapy