The need for wider utilization of thrombolytic therapy

被引:5
作者
Hennekens, C
机构
[1] Harvard Univ, Sch Med, Boston, MA 02215 USA
[2] Brigham & Womens Hosp, Div Prevent Med, Boston, MA 02215 USA
关键词
aspirin; acute myocardial infarction; survival; cost effectiveness; thrombolytics;
D O I
10.1002/clc.4960201408
中图分类号
R5 [内科学];
学科分类号
1002 ; 100201 ;
摘要
Antithrombotic and thrombolytic therapies confer clear net benefits in the treatment of acute myocardial infarction (AMI). Antithrombotic therapy with aspirin yields conclusive reductions in vascular mortality as well as reinfarction and stroke and should be administered to all patients with suspected AMI. There is presently no clear evidence of net benefits from adding either delayed subcutaneous or immediate intravenous heparin to an antithrombotic regimen of aspirin. Direct thrombin inhibitors have theoretical advantages over heparin as antithrombotic agents, but further data are needed from large-scale randomized trials to determine whether these agents confer net benefits when given in conjunction with aspirin. Thrombolytic therapy yields clear reductions in mortality and should be considered for all patients with suspected AMT presenting within 12 h of symptom onset. The differences in the efficacy, safety, or ease of administration of the various thrombolytic agents are small compared with the substantial benefits that would result from the wider use and earlier administration of any of the available agents. More widespread use of antithrombotic and thrombolytic therapies for AMI as well as earlier administration of thrombolytics could prevent tens of thousands of premature deaths annually in the United States alone, and hundreds of thousands worldwide.
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