Effect of GL enzyme (a highly purified form of hyaluronidase) on mortality after myocardial infarction

Abstract

The influence of intravenous GL enzyme (hyaluronidase) on the outcome of myocardial infarction was assessed in a controlled trial among 483 patients presenting within 6 h of the onset of symptoms. There was a consistent trend towards reduced mortality throughout the period of follow-up among GL enzyme treated patients. When the fate of all patients entering the trial was considered, irrespective of final diagnosis, the reduction in mortality at 6 months (27 of 240 GL enzyme patients, 45 of 243 placebo) was statistically significant (p = 0.025).