Degree of residual stenosis of the infarct-related artery. Another variable affecting recovery of regional function after thrombolysis

European Heart Journal

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 727-736

  Penco, Maria ^b   Dagianti Jr , A ^a   Romano, S ^a   Iacoboni, C ^a   Vitarelli, A ^a   Fedele, F ^a   Dagianti, A ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF L'AQUILA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Acute myocardial infarction; Coronary patency; Left ventricular function; Quantitative coronary angiography

Indexed keywords

ALTEPLASE; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENT; HEPARIN; UROKINASE;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; AGED; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOT LYSIS; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; FEMALE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE ENDDIASTOLIC VOLUME; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; SYMPTOM; TIME; TWO DIMENSIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

ADULT; AGED; COLLATERAL CIRCULATION; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; THROMBOLYTIC THERAPY; TISSUE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINARY PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 0032080918     PISSN: 0195668X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/euhj.1997.0827     Document Type: Article

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