title: [The clinical aspects of thrombolytic therapy with streptokinase in myocardial infarct].
abstract: We analyzed retrospectively 130 case histories of patients treated with streptokinase for acute MI in our cardiological department. The patients were subdivided into three groups according to the expected success of thrombolysis: successful-50.8% (66 pts), probably successful-19.2% (25 pts) and unsuccessful-30% (39 pts). There was neither difference in age, sex, MI location, nor in risk factor prevalence between the groups. Two factors were found to have a significant impact on thrombolysis success: time lag between onset of pain and treatment (streptokinase) initiation (the shorter this period was the better were the results, p = 0.002) and the time of day when the treatment was initiated, i.e. a circadian influence. The response to the treatment was observed much more frequently during evening hours (55.6% versus 18.5%, p = 0.001). It is concluded that there are circadian variations in the response to streptokinase therapy which are related most probably to circadian variations in the fibrinolytic system activity.
authors.forename: L M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Kharash
authors.forename: E I
authors.initials: EI
authors.lastname: Gol'dkhammer
authors.forename: E G
authors.initials: EG
authors.lastname: Abinader
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002940:Circadian Rhythm; D005260:Female; D005343:Fibrinolytic Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000097:blood / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000503:physiopathology; D012074:Remission Induction; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013300:Streptokinase / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D015912:Thrombolytic Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D013997:Time Factors; D017211:Treatment Failure
chemical_list: D005343:Fibrinolytic Agents; D013300:Streptokinase
vernacular_title: Klinicheskie aspekty tromboliticheskoĭ terapii streptokinazoĭ pri infarkte miokarda.