title: Effect of prehospital thrombolysis on aborting acute myocardial infarction.
abstract: On administering thrombolysis in a prehospital setting, we found a threefold increase in the incidence of abortion of myocardial infarction, compared with the in-hospital program of a nearby hospital. Assessment of aborted myocardial infarction may be a better criterion for the efficacy of early thrombolysis than mortality data.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Canisius-Wilhelmina Hospital, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: E J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Lamfers
authors.forename: T E
authors.initials: TE
authors.lastname: Hooghoudt
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Uppelschoten
authors.forename: P W
authors.initials: PW
authors.lastname: Stolwijk
authors.forename: F W
authors.initials: FW
authors.lastname: Verheugt
mesh_terms: D004632:Emergency Medical Services; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000188:drug therapy*; D015397:Program Evaluation; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D015912:Thrombolytic Therapy; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome