Relation of interhospital delay and mortality in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction transferred for primary coronary angioplasty

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 95, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 1361-1363

  De Luca, Giuseppe ^a   Ernst, Nicolette ^a   Suryapranata, Harry ^a   Ottervanger, Jan Paul ^a   Hoorntje, Jan C A ^a   Gosselink, A T Marcel ^a   Dambrink, Jan Henk ^a   De Boer, Menko Jan ^a   Van't Hof, Arnoud W J ^a  

^a HOSPITAL DE WEEZENLANDEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HEART INFARCTION; HEART INFARCTION SIZE; HEART PERFUSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REDUCTION; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION; TRANSLUMINAL CORONARY ANGIOPLASTY;

AGED; ANGIOPLASTY, TRANSLUMINAL, PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PATIENT TRANSFER; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 19344367321     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2005.01.083     Document Type: Article

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