Improved prognosis of patients presenting with clinical markers of spontaneous reperfusion during acute myocardial infarction

Heart

Volumn 88, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 352-356

  Rimar, D ^a   Crystal, E ^a   Battler, A ^c   Gottlieb, S ^b   Freimark, D ^b   Hod, H ^b   Boyko, V ^b   Mandelzweig, L ^b   Behar, S ^b   Leor, J ^b  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^c RABIN MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CREATINE KINASE; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENT;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; AGED; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; CORONARY ARTERY DILATATION; DISEASE MARKER; FEMALE; HEART MUSCLE INJURY; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HEART MUSCLE REPERFUSION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RECURRENT DISEASE; SURVIVAL;

EID: 0036784989     PISSN: 13556037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/heart.88.4.352     Document Type: Article

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