Thrombolytic treatment for myocardial infarction: an examination of practice in 39 United Kingdom hospitals

摘要

Conclusions-75·7/100 of patients with a final diagnosis of definite myocardial infarction were eligible for thrombolytic treatment on the basis of cardiographic changes. Differences between hospitals in the frequency with which a diagnosis of infarction was made on admission, and differences in subsequent use of throm- bolytic drugs, results in wide variation in treatment rates. Differences in use of thrombolytic treatment mainly reflect different thresholds for the use of clinical contraindications relating to haemor- rhagic risk.