Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty, Alone or in Combination With Urokinase Therapy, During Acute Myocardial Infarction

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Abstract
To investigate the effect of pre-treatment of a thrombus with a low dose of urokinase on establishing patency in a persistent infarct-related artery (IRA) during direct percutaneous coronary angioplasty (PTCA), the frequency of acute restenosis during direct PTCA, alone, or in combination with the intracoronary administration of urokinase, was examined in a consecutive nonrandomized series of patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI). Two hundred and seventy-two successful PTCA patients (residual stenosis Jpn Circ J 1999; 63: 91 - 96)

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