β-blocker use in the Emergency Department in patients with acute myocardial infarction undergoing primary angioplasty

Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 379-382

  Pancu, Diana ^a   Lee, David C ^b  

^a BELLEVUE HOSPITAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NORTH SHORE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute myocardial infarction; Angioplasty; Emergency Department; Survey; blockers

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; HEPARIN; NITRIC ACID DERIVATIVE;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; AGED; ANGIOPLASTY; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BRADYCARDIA; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF REPORT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0038027271     PISSN: 07364679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0736-4679(03)00033-7     Document Type: Article

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