A comparison of reteplase with alteplase for acute myocardial infarction

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 337, Issue 16, 1997, Pages 1118-1123

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  Cassim, S ^c   Cassel, G ^c   Baig, M ^c   Duncan, D ^c   Bennett, J ^c   Carrageta, M ^c   Caetano, F ^c   Ferreira, R ^c   Dos Santos, C ^c   Pietila K ^c   Melin, J ^c   Kala, R ^c   Kesaniemi A ^c   Koskivirta, H ^c   Van Den Bosch, H ^c   El Allaf, D ^c   Dejaegher, P ^c   Koentges, D ^c   Girotti, L ^c   Sinisi, A ^c   Badaraco, J ^c   Miczoch, J ^c   Steinbach, K ^c   Munch U ^c   Vogt, M ^c   Kalmthout, P ^c   Ten Kate, J ^c   more..

^a DUKE CLINICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b Nottingham Clinical Trial Data Centre   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALTEPLASE; RETEPLASE; STREPTOKINASE; TISSUE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; AGED; ANGIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOT LYSIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG HALF LIFE; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; FIBRINOLYSIS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION;

EID: 0030879325     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJM199710163371603     Document Type: Article

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