More STEMI patients should receive thrombolytic therapy
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen. 2025 May 8;145(8).
doi: 10.4045/tidsskr.25.0202.
Print 2025 Jun 24.
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Authors
Kaare Harald Bønaa, Olav Magne Leiren, Bjørn Inge Våga, Gunnar Vangberg, Ragna Elise Støre Govatsmark, Andreas Kristensen, Erik Jerome Stene Packer, Rune Wiseth, Lars Aaberge, Sigrun Halvorsen, Ole Christian Mjølstad
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Plain language summary
In patients with an ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) on ECG, the occluded coronary artery must be opened as quickly as possible. This can prevent myocardial damage, complications and death. Many patients in Norway are treated too late.