Time delay-adjusted survival benefit of angioplasty over thrombolysis in acute myocardial infarction: Influence of time from symptom onset

Italian Heart Journal

Volumn 5, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 844-850

  Tarantini, Giuseppe ^a   Ramondo, Angelo ^a   Napodano, Massimo ^a   Bilato, Claudio ^a   Buja, Paolo ^a   Isabella, Gianbattista ^a   Razzolini, Renato ^a   Iliceto, Sabino ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADUA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Angioplasty; Myocardial infarction; Primary

Indexed keywords

ANGIOPLASTY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; FIBRINOLYTIC THERAPY; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TIME;

ANGIOPLASTY; HUMANS; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; THROMBOLYTIC THERAPY; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 14844325765     PISSN: 1129471X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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