STREAM Trial Data Supports An Early Fibrinolysis-Based Strategy For Patients With STEMI Who Cannot Undergo Primary PCI

New data published in NEJM demonstrates that patients with STEMI who cannot undergo primary PCI within 60 minutes of first medical contact have similar clinical outcomes with early fibrinolysis with Metalyse® (tenecteplase, TNK-tPA) in combination with clopidogrel and enoxaparin, followed by timely angiography (pharmaco-invasive strategy), compared to patients given primary PCI after the 60-minute window.(1) "In STEMI patients, the most important thing is to re-establish blood supply to the heart...
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