Fath-Ordoubadi F, Beatt K J
MRC Cyclotron Unit, Medical Research Council Clinical Sciences Centre, Hammersmith Hospital, London.
Br J Hosp Med. 1995;53(11):575-80.
Thrombolytic therapy has revolutionised the treatment of acute myocardial infarction. This has led to a need for rapid and accurate diagnosis of this condition, provision of a triage protocol to achieve initiation of thrombolytic therapy as soon as the diagnosis has been made, and knowledge of the benefit:risk ratio of thrombolytic therapy in different subgroups of patients to allow the most effective use of these agents without compromising patient safety.
