title: Acute interventions for myocardial reperfusion.
abstract: The primary goal of treatment in acute myocardial infarction is reperfusion of the infarct-related artery in as short a time as possible. Present strategies for acute reperfusion include the use of thrombolytic agents and a variety of catheter-based interventions. This article presents a brief review of these strategies and discusses the patient subsets better served by a particular type of intervention.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Michigan State University, East Lansing, USA.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Brown
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: D'Haem
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Berkompas
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Cohn
mesh_terms: D017130:Angioplasty; D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary; D004638:Emergency Treatment; D005343:Fibrinolytic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000628:therapy*; D015425:Myocardial Reperfusion / Q000379:methods; D012770:Shock, Cardiogenic / Q000628:therapy; D015912:Thrombolytic Therapy
chemical_list: D005343:Fibrinolytic Agents