this hypothesis , which will soon be tested in a major trial by the national heart , lung , and blood institute , has emerged from a confluence of advances in three areas : increased knowledge about the role of thrombosis in myocardial infarction , the development of fibrinolytic agents and the recognition that ischemic myocardial tissue might be salvaged from necrosis by timely reperfusion .
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