title: The APSAC interventional mortality study (AIMS) trial: mortality data.
abstract: The anistreplase (anisoylated plasminogen streptokinase activator complex or APSAC) intervention mortality study was designed as a double-blind, placebo-controlled study to test the effectiveness of anistreplase, 30 U administered intravenously within the first 6 hours of acute myocardial infarction. The primary endpoint of the study was mortality of all causes at 30 days and 1 year. Within 30 days, there were 77 deaths with placebo (17.8%) and 40 deaths (6.5%) with anistreplase, an odds reduction of 50.5% (p = 0.0006). By the end of one year, there had been a total of 113 deaths (17.8%) with placebo and 69 deaths (11.1%) with anistreplase, an odds reduction of 42.7% (p = 0.0007).
authors.affiliation: British Heart Foundation, London, England.
authors.forename: D G
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Julian
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D016255:Anistreplase; D004311:Double-Blind Method; D005260:Female; D005343:Fibrinolytic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000401:mortality*; D010958:Plasminogen / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; D013300:Streptokinase / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D005343:Fibrinolytic Agents; D016255:Anistreplase; D010958:Plasminogen; D013300:Streptokinase