title: Current treatment options for patients undergoing rescue coronary intervention.
abstract: The benefit of rescue angioplasty after failed thrombolysis was questionable after early studies demonstrated high rates of abrupt infarct artery closure and bleeding complications. Nevertheless, the lack of other good treatment options for patients failing thrombolytic therapy has led to persistent use of this treatment option. Fortunately, there have been significant improvements in the technology and pharmacology available for rescue interventions. In this review article, we describe the prior limitations of rescue angioplasty as well as the significant angiographic and clinical improvements seen in the current era of rescue coronary stenting.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Cardiology Division, University of Vermont College of Medicine, Vermont, USA.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Guigauri
authors.forename: H L
authors.initials: HL
authors.lastname: Dauerman
mesh_terms: D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D006801:Humans; D019039:Platelet Glycoprotein GPIIb-IIIa Complex / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016879:Salvage Therapy; D015607:Stents; D015912:Thrombolytic Therapy
chemical_list: D019039:Platelet Glycoprotein GPIIb-IIIa Complex