[TIMI group study of thrombolysis in myocardial infarction].
The article presents the history of development of various methods of reperfusion therapy in myocardial infarction. The method of intracoronary thrombolysis was developed and used in Russia in 1976. In 1984 the TIMI Study Group initiated large-scale long-term trial of thrombolytic therapy in myocardial infarction and unstable angina pectoris. Some basic results of the study are outlined.
Braunwald
Eugene
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D000818:Animals; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000097:blood; D004562:Electrocardiography; D006801:Humans; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D015425:Myocardial Reperfusion / Q000379:methods*; D012306:Risk; D015912:Thrombolytic Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D002784:Cholesterol