Journal of the American College of Cardiology
Clinical Studies
Rescue Angioplasty After Failed Thrombolysis: Technical and Clinical Outcomes in a Large Thrombolysis Trial
Allan M Ross, Conor F Lundergan, Steven C Rohrbeck, Deneane H Boyle, Marcel van den Brand, Christopher H Buller, David R Holmes Jr, Jonathan S Reiner and for the GUSTO-1 Angiographic Investigatorsa
Table 4
Table 4
Technical Results of Attempted Rescue Angioplastylegend
| SK (n = 123) | t-PA (n = 32) | SK and t-PA (n = 43) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conversion to TIMI 2 | 25 (20.3%) | 8 (25.0%) | 8 (18.6%) |
| Conversion to TIMI 3 | 83 (67.5%) | 21 (65.6%) | 30 (69.8%) |
| Conversion to TIMI 2 or 3 | 108 (87.8%) | 29 (90.6%) | 38 (88.4%) |
| Post-PTCA DS (%) | 45.3 ± 13.8 | 46.3 ± 15.4 | 43.0 ± 13.4 |
| Post-PTCA MLD (mm) | 1.42 ± 0.46 | 1.46 ± 0.44 | 1.53 ± 0.55 |
↵legend Data are presented as number (%) of patients or mean value ± SD. All p values are not significant. DS = diameter stenosis; MLD = minimal lumen diameter; TIMI = Thrombolysis in Myocardial Infarction flow grade; other abbreviations as in Table 1.
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