Are you thinking of non-Q wave subendocardial MI's. No benefit from
thrombolysis but probably benefit from the new GpIII platelet inhibitors
(e.g. reopro)
Simon Carley
SpR in Emergency Medicine
Hope Hospital
Salford
England
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From: Jel Coward <[log in to unmask]>
To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>
Date: 07 June 1999 20:48
Subject: Thrombolysis in MI
>Hi all
>
>Someone mentioned to me recently that there is a move away from
>thrombolysing all MIs - and suggested that there is a sub-group that the
>cardiologists say should not be thrombolysed.
>
>I have to confess that this is completely new to me and would welcome
>any pointers to the relevant literature - or indeed, I wonder if anyone
>else has heard this?
>
>TIA
>
>Cheers :)
>--
>Jel Coward
>
>..take a look at the Wilderness Emergency Medicine and Command Physician
courses
>
>http://www.wildmedic.org
>
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