title: Successful treatment of acute myocardial infarction by thrombolytic therapy in a patient with primary antiphospholipid antibody syndrome.
abstract: A dilemma must be faced when deciding whether or not to use thrombolytic therapy in patients with acute myocardial infarction and circulating antiphospholipid antibody. This report is about a patient whose infarct-related coronary artery was successfully revascularized by recombinant tissue plasminogen activator without any major bleeding complications. The nature of the infarct-related artery was described by the use of intravascular ultrasonography.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine (Cardiology), National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei.
authors.forename: Y L
authors.initials: YL
authors.lastname: Ho
authors.forename: M F
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: C C
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: W J
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Y T
authors.initials: YT
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: D016736:Antiphospholipid Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D004562:Electrocardiography; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy*; D010960:Plasminogen Activators / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D015912:Thrombolytic Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D010959:Tissue Plasminogen Activator / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D018084:Ultrasonography, Interventional
chemical_list: D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D010960:Plasminogen Activators; D010959:Tissue Plasminogen Activator