Danish multicenter randomized study on fibrinolytic therapy versus acute coronary angioplasty in acute myocardial infarction: Rationale and design of the DANish trial in Acute Myocardial Infarction-2 (DANAMI-2)

American Heart Journal

Volumn 146, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 234-241

  Andersen, Henning Rud ^a   Nielsen, Torsten Toftegaard ^a   Vesterlund, Thomas ^b   Grande, Peer ^c   Abildgaard, Ulrik ^d   Thayssen, Per ^e   Pedersen, Flemming ^f   Mortensen, Leif Spange ^g  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b AALBORG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^c Rigshospitalet   (Denmark)

^d GENTOFTE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^e ODENSE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^f HILLERØD HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^g Uni C   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ALTEPLASE; HEPARIN;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DILATATION; DENMARK; FIBRINOLYTIC THERAPY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTICENTER STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION;

EID: 0041488812     PISSN: 00028703     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-8703(03)00316-8     Document Type: Article

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