Surveillance of Patients With Suspected Acute Myocardial Infarction That Receive Early Inhospital Thrombolysis With Metalyse

Inclusion criteria: * Male and female patient with suspected myocardial infarction, e.g. during transportation to the hospital by ambulance. No patient younger than 18 years. * Possibility of obtaining relevant information concerning indication or contraindication of thrombolysis in each patient * Typical chest pain with a duration of more than 30 minutes * Definite infarction signs in a 12-lead-ECG with ST-elevation \> 0.1 millivolt (mV) in \> 2 leads or recent left bundle branch block with typical clinical signs * Symptom onset \<= 6 hours Exclusion criteria: * Patients older than 75 years (exception: patients appear much younger) * Low body weight * No persons under 18 * contraindications according to summary of product characteristics (SPC) for Metalyse