Reperfusion therapy in elderly patients with acute myocardial infarction: A randomized comparison of primary angioplasty and thrombolytic therapy

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 39, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 1723-1728

  De Boer, Menko Jan ^a   Ottervanger, Jan Paul ^a   Van'T Hof, Arnoud W J ^a   Hoorntje, Jan C A ^a   Suryapranata, Harry ^a   Zijlstra, Felix ^a  

^a ISALA HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; HEPARIN; STREPTOKINASE;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOT LYSIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DILATATION; DEATH; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; FIBRINOLYTIC THERAPY; FOLLOW UP; HEART MUSCLE REPERFUSION; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STROKE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANGIOPLASTY, TRANSLUMINAL, PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENTS; HUMANS; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MALE; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; STENTS; STREPTOKINASE; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; THROMBOLYTIC THERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0037024245     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0735-1097(02)01878-8     Document Type: Article

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