Does the coronary care unit improve prognosis of patients with acute myocardial infarction? A thrombolytic era study

European Heart Journal

Volumn 20, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 813-818

  Rotstein, Z ^a   Mandelzweig, L ^a   Lavi, B ^a   Eldar, M ^a   Gottlieb, S ^a   Hod, H ^a  

^a SHEBA MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Acute myocardial infarction; Coronary care unit; Prognosis

Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY CARE UNIT; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; FIBRINOLYTIC THERAPY; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HUMAN; ISRAEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; WARD;

AGED; CORONARY CARE UNITS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNAL MEDICINE; ISRAEL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PATIENTS' ROOMS; PROGNOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; THROMBOLYTIC THERAPY;

EID: 0033153073     PISSN: 0195668X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/euhj.1998.1452     Document Type: Article

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