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LATE assessment of thrombolytic efficacy with alteplase (rt-PA) six-24 hours after onset of acute myocardial infarction.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  8141717     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Conflicting results on the benefit of thrombolytic therapy administered six to 24 hours after the onset of myocardial infarction (MI) led to the LATE trial. Five thousand seven hundred and eleven patients were treated with recombinant tissue plasminogen activator (t-PA) or placebo, treatment was begun between six and 24 hours after the onset of infarction. For patients treated within 12 hours, there was a relative reduction in 35 day mortality of 25%, but no benefit for those treated at 12 to 24 hours. The benefits were confined to those whose treatment was begun within three hours of admission to hospital. These results widen the window for effective treatment from six to 12 hours after the onset of infarction, but emphasise the need for expeditious treatment when the diagnosis of MI is suspected.
Authors:
J H Bett
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Clinical Trial; Journal Article; Randomized Controlled Trial    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Australian and New Zealand journal of medicine     Volume:  23     ISSN:  0004-8291     ISO Abbreviation:  Aust N Z J Med     Publication Date:  1993 Dec 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1994-04-26     Completed Date:  1994-04-26     Revised Date:  2004-11-17    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  1264322     Medline TA:  Aust N Z J Med     Country:  AUSTRALIA    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  745-8     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Cardiology Department, Prince Charles Hospital, Brisbane, Qld.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Double-Blind Method
Humans
Myocardial Infarction / drug therapy*
Thrombolytic Therapy*
Time Factors
Tissue Plasminogen Activator / therapeutic use*
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
EC 3.4.21.68/Tissue Plasminogen Activator

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