Related Subjects:
|Atherosclerosis
|Ischaemic heart disease
|Assessing Chest Pain
|ACS: general
|ACS: STEMI
|Cardiac Thrombolysis
|Stroke Thrombolysis
|Alteplase
|Tenecteplase
|Streptokinase
|Reteplase
|ACS: Right Ventricular STEMI
Thombolysis has been the cornerstone of treatment for patients
having ST segment elevation myocardial infarctions (STEMI) by improving outcomes and preserving left ventricular function but has largely been replaced by Primary PCI. Door-to-needle time should be <30 min
Usual Criteria (take advice if unsure)
Absolute Contraindications
Relative Contraindications (take senior advice)
Side effects
Management
Life threatening Bleeding due to Thrombolysis
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