Why the study?
The clinical feasibility of percutaneous transluminal coronary ultrasound thrombolysis in acute myocardial infarction was evaluated due to its potential to selectively disrupt thrombus fibrin matrix.
Does percutaneous transluminal coronary ultrasound thrombolysis improve reperfusion in patients with anterior AMI?
Does percutaneous transluminal coronary ultrasound thrombolysis improve reperfusion in patients with anterior AMI?
Percutaneous transluminal coronary ultrasound thrombolysis is a feasible and potentially safe catheter-based modality for reperfusion in AMI.
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Suggests feasibility of ultrasound thrombolysis for AMI reperfusion; hypothesis-generating and requires randomized validation.
Rosenschein et al. (1997) studied this question.
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