Early discharge in the thrombolytic era: An analysis of criteria for uncomplicated infarction from the Global Utilization of Streptokinase and t-PA for Occluded coronary Arteries (GUSTO) trial

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 625-632

  Newby, L Kristin ^a   Califf, Robert M ^b   Guerci, Alan ^a   Weaver, W Douglas ^c   Col, Jacques ^d   Horgan, John H ^e   Mark, Daniel B ^a   Stebbins, Amanda ^a   Van De Werf, Frans ^f   Gore, Joel M ^g   Topol, Eric J ^h  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b ST FRANCIS HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^d CLINIQUES UNIVERSITAIRES SAINT LUC   (Belgium)

^e BEAUMONT HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^f UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^g UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^h LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALTEPLASE; STREPTOKINASE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOT LYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HEART INFARCTION; HEART REINFARCTION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029937907     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0735-1097(95)00513-7     Document Type: Article

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