Angiographic frame counts 90 minutes after streptokinase predict left ventricular function at 48 hours following myocardial infarction

Heart

Volumn 81, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 128-133

  French, J K ^a   Straznicky, I T ^a   Webber, B J ^a   Aylward, P E ^b   Frey, M J ^d   Adgey, A A J ^c   Williams, B F ^a   McLaughlin, S C ^a   White, H D ^a  

^a GREEN LANE HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

^b Flinders Cardiovascular Centre   (Australia)

^c ROYAL VICTORIA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Frame count; Hirulog; Perfusion; Streptokinase; Ventricular function

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; HEPARIN; HIRULOG; STREPTOKINASE;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; AGED; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FIBRINOLYTIC THERAPY; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE VOLUME; HEART MUSCLE REPERFUSION; HEART VENTRICULOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

EID: 0033061491     PISSN: 13556037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/hrt.81.2.128     Document Type: Article

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