title: The role of coronary angiography after thrombolysis.
abstract: Intravenous thrombolysis has become a primary mode of reperfusion therapy for selected patients with acute myocardial infarction. The timing and potential benefits of cardiac angiography and coronary revascularization after thrombolysis in patients experiencing an uncomplicated myocardial infarction have been extensively studied, but remain clinically controversial. This review discusses the potential benefits and timing of acute and convalescent phase cardiac catheterization after thrombolytic therapy in patients with acute myocardial infarction.
authors.affiliation: Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory, St. Louis University Health Sciences Center, MO 63110, USA.
authors.forename: F V
authors.initials: FV
authors.lastname: Aguirre
authors.forename: R F
authors.initials: RF
authors.lastname: Merritt
authors.forename: S C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Carollo
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy*; D012008:Recurrence; D015912:Thrombolytic Therapy