Non-invasive detection of early infarct vessel patency by resolution of ST-segment elevation in patients with thrombolysis for acute myocardial infarction: Results of the angiographic substudy of the Hirudin for Improvement of Thrombolysis (HIT)-4 trial

European Heart Journal

Volumn 22, Issue 9, 2001, Pages 769-775

  Zeymer, Uwe ^a   Schroder R ^b   Tebbe, U ^c   Molhoek, G P ^d   Wegscheider, K ^b   Neuhaus, K L ^a  

^a KLINIKUM KASSEL   (Germany)

^b CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^c KLINIKUM LIPPE DETMOLD   (Germany)

^d MEDISCH SPECTRUM TWENTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Acute myocardial infarction; Angiography; ST resolution; Thrombolysis

Indexed keywords

HEPARIN; HIRUDIN; STREPTOKINASE;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; AGED; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOT LYSIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION;

DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENTS; HEPARIN; HIRUDIN THERAPY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; MYOCARDIAL REPERFUSION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STATISTICS; STREPTOKINASE; THROMBOLYTIC THERAPY; VASCULAR PATENCY;

EID: 0034930566     PISSN: 0195668X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/euhj.2000.2290     Document Type: Article

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