Conservative management of patients with acute myocardial infarction and spontaneous acute patency of the infarct-related artery

American Heart Journal

Volumn 134, Issue 2 I, 1997, Pages 248-252

  Steg, P G ^a   Himbert, D ^a   Benamer, H ^a   Karrillon, G ^a   Boccara, A ^a   Aubry, P ^a   Juliard, J M ^a  

^a BICHAT HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; CREATINE KINASE MB; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENT; HEPARIN;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; AGED; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY REPERFUSION; EMERGENCY SURGERY; FEMALE; FIBRINOLYTIC THERAPY; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HEART MUSCLE REPERFUSION; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION; TRANSLUMINAL CORONARY ANGIOPLASTY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0030930367     PISSN: 00028703     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-8703(97)70131-5     Document Type: Article

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