Volume-outcome relationship in acute myocardial infarction: The balloon and the needle

JAMA

Volumn 284, Issue 24, 2000, Pages 3169-3171

  Jollis, James G ^a   Romano, Patrick S ^b  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ANGIOPLASTY; BALLOON; BLOOD CLOT LYSIS; HEART VOLUME; MEDICARE; PATIENT SELECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVASCULARIZATION; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; STENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0034722964     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.284.24.3169     Document Type: Review

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