title: [Percutaneous rescue transluminal coronary angioplasty].
abstract: Rescue angioplasty is an operation performed in the acute stage of myocardial infarction where systemic thrombolysis did not lead to opening of the artery. Investigations made in recent years indicate the benefit of rescue angioplasty only in those patients where the infarcted artery is patent several hours after evidence that thrombolysis failed. At the same time they provide evidence of the increasing safety and technical success of the operation. The authors present a brief review of the literature pertaining to the development of views, and emphasize the need of early and correct indication.
authors.affiliation: Kardiocentrum Fakultní nemocnice, Hradec Králové.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Herman
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Varvarovský
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Rozsíval
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: St'ásek
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Cervinka
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Brtko
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Cernohorský
mesh_terms: D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary; D004638:Emergency Treatment; D006801:Humans; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000628:therapy*; D015912:Thrombolytic Therapy; D017211:Treatment Failure