Tag: thrombolysis

Spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) is a rare cause of acute coronary syndrome and sudden cardiac death. It should be suspected in every healthy young woman without cardiac risk factors, especially during the peripartum or postpartum periods. It is important to check for a history of drug abuse, collagen vascular disease or blunt trauma of the chest...

Nadpłytkowość samoistna (ET, essential thrombocythemia) jest przewlekłą chorobą mieloproliferacyjną, która cechuje się zwiększoną liczbą krwinek płytkowych, wywołaną klonalnym rozrostem megakariocytów. Głównym objawem ET są zakrzepy żylne i tętnicze o różnej lokalizacji. Może też dochodzić do nawracających krwawień. Najczęstszymi objawami neurologicznymi są: niedokrwienne incydenty mózgowo-naczyniowe, bóle głowy, napady padaczkowe...

Patency of infarct-related artery (IRA) before percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for ST-elevation  myocardial infarction (STEMI) is associated with better outcomes. Little is known of the clinical or angiographic predictors  of IRA recanalisation after administration of combined fibrinolytic therapy before PCI...

Although primary coronary intervention (PCI) is currently regarded as the preferred reperfusion strategy in ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), its superiority over thrombolysis has been documented mainly in high-risk patients. In low-risk patients, the difference seems to be not so significant...

Despite significant progress on the diagnosis work-up of patients with suspented acute pulmonary embolism (APE), several therapeutic and prognostic issues have not yet been well established...

Background: Shortening the time delay at the beginning of treatment in ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) has proven to be clinically essential. Invasive vs. thrombolytic treatment strategy is currently under investigation, particularly in terms of the time from the onset of symptoms to treatment initiation. It is likely that enrolment to trials in STEMI may paradoxically prolong the time delay to treatment if randomisation procedures are too complex...