Thrombolytic therapy vs primary percutaneous coronary intervention for myocardial infarction in patients presenting to hospitals without on-site cardiac surgery: A randomized controlled trial

JAMA

Volumn 287, Issue 15, 2002, Pages 1943-1951

  Aversano, Thomas ^a,d   Aversano, Lynnet T ^b,d   Passamani, Eugene ^a   Knatterud, Genell L ^b   Terrin, Michael L ^c   Williams, David O ^a,b   Forman, Sandra A ^c,d  

^a DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY   (United States)

^b SUBURBAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c MARYLAND MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CREATINE KINASE MB; FIBRINOGEN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; TISSUE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; AGED; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FIBRINOLYTIC THERAPY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION; TRANSLUMINAL CORONARY ANGIOPLASTY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 0037123206     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.287.15.1943     Document Type: Article

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