title: [Thrombolytic therapy and balloon dilatation. The effect on infarct time, reperfusion and reocclusion].
abstract: 127 patients, admitted within six hours of onset of symptoms of acute transmural myocardial infarction, received at first 250 000 U streptokinase intravenously over 20 min, followed by an intracoronary infusion of 250 000 U after coronary angiographic demonstration of the infarct vessel. Those in whom the infarct vessel was closed were randomized into two groups. An attempt at recanalization was made either by thrombolysis alone, through a specially developed 3F catheter (group I, 64 patients), or by thrombolysis and dilatation with 4F Grüntzig balloon catheter (group II, 63 patients). There was no significant difference between the two groups with regard to sex, age, infarct site, creatine-kinase level and interval between onset of symptoms and treatment. Re-perfusion rate for group I was 92% (59 patients), for group II 89% (56 patients). Re-occlusion during the hospital stay occurred in 10 of 59 patients in group I, in 9 of 55 in group II. Re-occlusion occurred in only 8% (3 patients) after successful dilatation, but in 35% (6 patients) after failed dilatation. In the subsequent six months further occlusions were observed in seven group I and two group II patients. Combined drug-mechanical recanalization thus increased the re-perfusion rate, shortened the infarction time and made possible full revascularization by subsequent dilatation which led to a reduction in the re-occlusion rate.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000800:Angioplasty, Balloon; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy / Q000379:methods; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D012008:Recurrence; D013300:Streptokinase / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D013300:Streptokinase
vernacular_title: Thrombolytische Therapie und Ballondilatation. Einfluss auf Infarktzeit, Reperfusion und Reokklusion.