January 14, 2018

Ischemic chest pain of at least 15 minutes duration, and unrelieved with sublingual nitroglycerine (2 times). ECG evidence of Acute Myocardial Infarction (1- 2 mm ST segment elevation in two contiguous leads or new onset of complete left bundle branch block. Thrombolytic therapy should be given within 12 hours (preferably < 4 hours) of onset of chest pain that is consistent with myocardial infarction .In case of recurrence or persistence  of chest pain the period can be extended to 24 hours.

Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is a disease includes deep venous thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism (PE) and is a significant potential health complication for hospitalised patients. Serious adverse outcomes may occur, including an increased risk of recurrent thrombosis, morbidity from post thrombotic syndrome or death.