Relation of pathologic Q waves at presentation and time to streptokinase therapy with early changes in infarct-related artery flow and ventricular wall motion

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 88, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 558-561

  Wong, Cheuk Kit ^a,b   French, John K ^a   Zambanini, Andrew ^a   Andrews, Jacqueline ^a   Aylward, Philip E ^c   Adgey, A A Jennifer ^d   Frey, Martin J ^e   White, Harvey D ^a  

^a GREEN LANE HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d ROYAL VICTORIA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^e Heart Centre of Saratosa   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; HEPARIN; HIRULOG; STREPTOKINASE;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; AGED; ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOT LYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEART MUSCLE REPERFUSION; HEART VENTRICLE WORK; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; Q WAVE; SYMPTOM; TIME;

AGED; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY CIRCULATION; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENTS; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PROBABILITY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STREPTOKINASE; SURVIVAL RATE; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 0035451616     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9149(01)01740-4     Document Type: Article

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