title: Acute heart failure after myocardial infarction.
abstract: We compared two groups of patients after acute myocardial infarction. First group was treated with fibrinolytics and they were hospitalized within six hours from the beginning of the first chest-symptoms, and second group that did not come within optimal time was treated with anticoagulants only. The patients were classified according to Killip-classification, shock-index and TIMI-risk-score after myocardial infarction. Results prove great benefit of fibrinolytic therapy in optimal time, concerning both keeping myocardial muscle mass and myocardial pump function.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, General Hospital Dr. A. Nakas, Kranjcevićeva 12, 71 000 Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
authors.forename: Amra
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Macić-Dzanković
authors.forename: Belma
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Pojskić
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000925:Anticoagulants / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D005343:Fibrinolytic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000209:etiology* / Q000401:mortality*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000401:mortality; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D013318:Stroke Volume; D015996:Survival Rate; D015912:Thrombolytic Therapy
chemical_list: D000925:Anticoagulants; D005343:Fibrinolytic Agents