A comparison of coronary angioplasty with fibrinolytic therapy in acute myocardial infarction

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 349, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 733-742

  Andersen, Henning R ^a   Nielsen, Torsten T ^a   Rasmussen, Klaus ^b   Thuesen, Leif ^a   Kelbaek, Henning ^c   Thayssen, Per ^d   Abildgaard, Ulrik ^e   Pedersen, Flemming ^f   Madsen, Jan K ^c   Grande, Peer ^c   Villadsen, Anton B ^b   Krusell, Lars R ^a   Haghfelt, Torben ^d   Lomholt, Preben ^g   Husted, Steen E ^a   Vigholt, Else ^h   Kjaergard, Henrik K ^e   Mortensen, Leif Spange ⁱ  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b AALBORG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^c Rigshospitalet   (Denmark)

^d ODENSE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^e GENTOFTE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^f HILLERØD HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^g RANDERS REGIONAL HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^h HORSENS REGIONAL HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

ⁱ UNI C   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALTEPLASE; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENT; HEPARIN; TISSUE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; FIBRINOLYSIS; FIBRINOLYTIC THERAPY; FOLLOW UP; HEART MUSCLE REVASCULARIZATION; HEART REINFARCTION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PARTIAL THROMBOPLASTIN TIME; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION; TRANSLUMINAL CORONARY ANGIOPLASTY; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HEART INFARCTION; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; MULTICENTER STUDY; PATIENT TRANSPORT; RECURRENT DISEASE; TIME;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANGIOPLASTY, TRANSLUMINAL, PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; FEMALE; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENTS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PATIENT TRANSFER; RECURRENCE; TIME FACTORS; TISSUE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR;

EID: 0042967815     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMoa025142     Document Type: Article

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