Effect of prehospital thrombolysis on aborting acute myocardial infarction

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 84, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 928-930

  Lamfers, Evert J P ^a   Hooghoudt, Ton E H ^a   Uppelschoten, Astrid ^a   Stolwijk, Pieter W J ^b   Verheugt, Freek W A ^c  

^a CANISIUS WILHELMINA HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^b RIJNSTATE HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^c RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANISTREPLASE; STREPTOKINASE; TISSUE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOT LYSIS; DRUG EFFECT; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION;

EID: 0032844795     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9149(99)00468-3     Document Type: Article

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