27 January 2026
: Case report
Thrombolytic Therapy After Return of Spontaneous Circulation in Patients With STEMI From Medically Underdeveloped Areas: A Case Series
Management of emergency care
Jiacheng Lai ABCE 1,2, Chongjian HuangDOI: 10.12659/AJCR.949976
Am J Case Rep 2026; 27:e949976
Table 2 Patients’ clinical characteristics and treatment outcomes.
| Patient number | Age | Sex | History of hyper-tension | History of diabetes | History of coronary heart disease | History of cerebral infarction | Smoker | Basic anti-platelet rherapy | Location of onset | ECG site | Delayed treatment (min) | CPR duration (min) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 52 | M | No | No | No | No | Yes | / | Out of hospital | Anterior wall | 5 | 40 | |
| 2 | 64 | M | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | Aspirin | In hospital | Inferior wall | 0 | 20 | |
| 3 | 67 | F | No | No | No | Yes | No | Aspirin | Out of hospital | Extensive anterior wall | 15 | 30 | |
| 4 | 36 | M | No | No | No | No | Yes | / | Out of hospital | Extensive anterior wall | 5 | 10 | |
| 5 | 68 | M | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | Aspirin | In hospital | Inferior wall | 0 | 14 | |
| 6 | 62 | M | No | No | No | No | No | / | In hospital | Anterior wall | 0 | 15 | |
| 7 | 82 | F | No | No | No | No | No | / | Out of hospital | Inferior wall | 5 | 10 | |
| 8 | 74 | M | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Aspirin | Out of hospital | Extensive anterior wall | 6 | 5 | |
| 9 | 72 | F | Yes | No | No | No | No | / | In hospital | Inferior wall | 0 | 40 | |
| 10 | 51 | M | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | / | In hospital | Extensive anterior wall | 0 | 30 | |
| 11 | 62 | M | No | No | No | No | Yes | / | In hospital | Extensive anterior wall | 0 | 6 | |
| 12 | 82 | M | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Aspirin | Out of hospital | Extensive anterior wall | 5 | 23 | |
| BARC – Bleeding Academic Research Consortium; CPC – cerebral performance category; CPR – cardiopulmonary resuscitation; ECG – electrocardiography; F – Female; ICU – intensive care unit; M – Male; PCI – percutaneous coronary intervention; rhPro-UK – recombinant human prourokinase. | |||||||||||||
| Patient number | Antiplatelet therapy | Drug type | Thrombolysis result | BARC type | Rib fractures | Hospitalization Length (days) | CPC Score | PCI | Prognosis | Sequela | Cause of death | ||
| ICU | General Ward | 30-Day | 1-Year | ||||||||||
| 1 | Aspirin + clopidogrel | Urokinase | Successful | Type 2 | Yes | 3 | 8 | 1 | No | Survival | Survival | Unresponsive | / |
| 2 | Aspirin + clopidogrel | Urokinase | Successful | Type 2 | Yes | 13 | 8 | 1 | No | Survival | Death | Right limb muscle strength grade IV | Recurrent cardiac arrest |
| 3 | Aspirin + clopidogrel | Urokinase | Successful | Type 5 | Yes | 13 | 0 | 4 | No | Death | / | Died | Digestive tract hemorrhage |
| 4 | Aspirin + clopidogrel | rhPro-UK | Successful | Type 0 | No | 3 | 14 | 1 | Yes | Survival | Survival | / | / |
| 5 | Aspirin + clopidogrel | rhPro-UK | Successful | Type 0 | No | 4 | 9 | 1 | No | Survival | Survival | / | / |
| 6 | Aspirin + clopidogrel | rhPro-UK | Successful | Type 1 | No | 4 | 9 | 1 | Yes | Survival | Survival | / | / |
| 7 | Aspirin + clopidogrel | rhPro-UK | Failed | Type 0 | No | 0 | 0 | 5 | No | Death | / | Died | Unsuccessful thrombolytic therapy |
| 8 | Aspirin + clopidogrel | rhPro-UK | Successful | Type 2 | Yes | 10 | 0 | 4 | No | Death | / | Died | Severe cerebral dysfunction |
| 9 | Aspirin + ticagrelor | rhPro-UK | Successful | Type 0 | Yes | 7 | 6 | 1 | Yes | Survival | Survival | / | / |
| 10 | Aspirin + ticagrelor | rhPro-UK | Successful | Type 0 | Yes | 4 | 13 | 1 | Yes | Survival | Survival | / | / |
| 11 | Aspirin + ticagrelor | rhPro-UK | Successful | Type 0 | No | 0 | 14 | 1 | Yes | Survival | Survival | / | / |
| 12 | Aspirin + ticagrelor | rhPro-UK | Successful | Type 2 | Yes | 0 | 9 | 1 | Yes | Survival | Survival | / | / |
| BARC – Bleeding Academic Research Consortium; CPC – cerebral performance category; CPR – cardiopulmonary resuscitation; ECG – electrocardiography; F – Female; ICU – intensive care unit; M – Male; PCI – percutaneous coronary intervention; rhPro-UK – recombinant human prourokinase. | |||||||||||||






