GREAT: 10 Year survival of patients with suspected acute myocardial infarction in a randomised comparison of prehospital and hospital thrombolysis

Heart

Volumn 89, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 563-564

  Rawles, J ^a  

^a Brunnion Minor   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANISTREPLASE; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENT;

ACUTE DISEASE; ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOT LYSIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; OUTPATIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SURVIVAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0037407616     PISSN: 13556037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/heart.89.5.563     Document Type: Article

References (7)

1. GREAT Group. Feasibility, safety, and efficacy of domiciliary thrombolysis by general practitioners. BMJ 1992;305:548-53.
2. Rawles J, on behalf of the GREAT Group. Halving of 1-year mortality from acute myocardial infarction by domiciliary thrombolysis in the Grampian region early anistreplase trial (GREAT). J Am Coll Cardiol 1994;23:1-5.
3. Morrison LJ, Verbeek PR, McDonald AC, et al. Mortality and prehospital thrombolysis for acute myocardial infarction. A meto-analysis. JAMA 2000;283:2686-92.
4. Department of Health. Notional service fromework for coronary heart diseose. London: Department of Health, 2000. www.doh.gov.uk/nsf/ coronary.htm
5. Loubeyre C, Lefevre T, Louvard Y, et al. Outcome after combined reperfusion therapy for acute myocardial infarction, combining pre-hospital thrombolysis with immediate percutaneous coronary intervention and stent. Eur Heart J 2001;22:1128-35.
6. Rawles J, Sinclair C, Jennings K, et al. Audit of prehospital thrombolysis by general practitioners in peripheral practices in Grampian. Heart 1998;80:231-4.
7. Rawles JM, Ritchie LD. Thrombolysis in peripheral general practices in Scotland: another rule of halves. Health Bulletin 1999;57:10-16.