title: Acute myocardial infarction: strategies for thrombolytic therapy.
abstract: Thrombolytic therapy has revolutionised the treatment of acute myocardial infarction. This has led to a need for rapid and accurate diagnosis of this condition, provision of a triage protocol to achieve initiation of thrombolytic therapy as soon as the diagnosis has been made, and knowledge of the benefit:risk ratio of thrombolytic therapy in different subgroups of patients to allow the most effective use of these agents without compromising patient safety.
authors.affiliation: MRC Cyclotron Unit, Medical Research Council Clinical Sciences Centre, Hammersmith Hospital, London.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Fath-Ordoubadi
authors.forename: K J
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: Beatt
mesh_terms: D004562:Electrocardiography; D005343:Fibrinolytic Agents / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D017052:Hospital Mortality; D006801:Humans; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000401:mortality; D013997:Time Factors; D014218:Triage
chemical_list: D005343:Fibrinolytic Agents