In search of coronary thrombosis as the cause of myocardial infarction: unraveling a 20th century mystery

Today, all medical students are taught that the standard of care in the management of acute ST-elevation myocardial infarction is early lysis of clot in the affected coronary artery with mechanical (percutaneous intervention) or if unavailable, drug therapy with thrombolytic agents. The sooner the intervention is performed to open the infarct-related artery, the greater the salvage of myocardium. After percutaneous intervention with stenting, most patients can be discharged within 2 days after the procedure on appropriate medical therapy.
Source: The American Journal of Medicine - Category: General Medicine Authors: Tags: Review Source Type: research