Angiographic and clinical outcomes after rescue coronary stenting.

The role of coronary stenting in improving outcomes after failed thrombolysis has not been well described. This study represents a registry of rescue coronary interventions performed during a 3 year period in which interventional treatment was changing for this high risk population. We analyzed acute angiographic results and clinical outcomes in 108 consecutive patients treated for thrombolytic failure with either balloon angioplasty (n = 63) or coronary stenting (n = 45).