Abstract:The incidence of reversible ischaemia was assessed four weeks after primary coronary occlusion in 36 patients who had not required earlier revascularisation after randomisation to receive rTPA (n = 19) or placebo (n = 17). Coronary arteriography was performed at three weeks and thallium scintigraphy with dynamic stress testing at four weeks. Patients were followed for one year without planned intervention in the absence of symptoms. Managing physicians remained blinded to thrombolytic therapy. Patency rate of … Show more
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