Post-streptokinase PCI in STEMI patients exceeding the 24-h guidelines

Abstract

Abstract Background Due to delay in obtaining approval from insurance institution, performing PCI after successful reperfusion using streptokinase was postponed for ˃24 h-1 week. The study was conducted to investigate safety and efficacy of such delay in comparison to the ideal guidelines of PCI (≤ 24 h) in 129 STEMI patients received streptokinase followed by PCI. Patients were divided into two groups: (group 1 = 57; early PCI ≤ 24 h.) and (group 2 = 72; late PCI > 24 h.). Results Primary end point was death, congestive heart failure and reinfarction up to 30 days. Secondary end point was TIMI flow 24 h–1wk) after successful reperfusion using streptokinase in STEMI patients seems to be safe and effective in 30-day follow-up, provided that patients received DAPT and were subjected to close observation. The results seem safely applicable when we are forced to this choice; however lack of more investigations to this hypothesis is considered a limitation.

Keywords

• Pharmaco-invasive (PI)
• ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI)
• Streptokinase (SK)
• Coronary Angiography (CA)
• Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI)