Articles tagged ‘thrombolysis’

UK clinicians report on a case of lingual haematoma following thrombolysis, the results of which lead them to recommend that the dental status of patients presenting with acute coronary syndrome be reviewed prior to thrombolytic and anti-platelet treatments…

For the first time, patients in England who have had a heart attack are more likely to have a primary percutaneous intervention (PCI) than receive thrombolysis. Figures from the ninth annual MINAP audit show that 63% of eligible patients had the balloon catheter procedure, compared to 44% in 2008/9. In Wales the increase was from 11% to 22%. Results for local hospitals are contained in the attached report.

“Worldwide, strokes are the most common cause of death. This makes it a top priority for medicine to expand prevention in this area,” said Prof. Dr. Karl Max Einhäupl, from the University Clinic Charité in Berlin, who is co-chair of the Annual Meeting of the European Neurological Society (ENS) which took place in Berlin recently.