Why the study?
Do echocardiographic parameters improve after thrombolytic therapy in patients with right ventricular infarction?
Population
96 consecutive patients with right ventricular infarction treated with thrombolysis
Comparison
Thrombolytic therapy vs Baseline (before thrombolytic therapy)
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
7 days for echocardiography, plus in-hospital and…
Authors
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RV improvement after thrombolysis in infarction is hypothesis-generating; prospective trials needed before guiding practice.
Do echocardiographic parameters improve after thrombolytic therapy in patients with right ventricular infarction?
Thrombolytic therapy significantly improves right ventricular echocardiographic parameters in patients with right ventricular infarction, and persistent pulmonary hypertension on echocardiography is associated with worse clinical outcomes.
Mattioli et al. (1998) studied this question.
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