Pre coronary care unit management of acute myocardial infarction within an experimental metropolitan emergency medical system;Gestione preospedaliera dell'infarto miocardico acuto nell'ambito di un sistema di emergenza medica metropolitano sperimentale

Giornale Italiano di Cardiologia

Volumn 26, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 657-672

  Casaccia, Michele ^a   Bertello, Franco ^a   De Bernardi, Alberto ^a   Sicuro, Marco ^a   Scacciatella, Paolo ^a  

^a MOLINETTE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Acute myocardial infarction; Thrombolysis

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; HEPARIN;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; FIBRINOLYTIC THERAPY; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT SELECTION; STATISTICS; THORAX PAIN; TIME;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ASPIRIN; CHEST PAIN; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HEMORRHAGE; HEPARIN; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PATIENT SELECTION; THROMBOLYTIC THERAPY; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0030158224     PISSN: 00465968     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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