Primary percutaneous coronary intervention in acute myocardial infarction: Time, time, and time!

Heart

Volumn 91, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 993-994

  Steg, Philippe Gabriel ^a   Juliard, J M ^a  

^a BICHAT HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; BLOOD CLOT LYSIS; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; EDITORIAL; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; MORTALITY; PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECANALIZATION; SALVAGE THERAPY; ST ELEVATION MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION; TIME;

ANGIOPLASTY, TRANSLUMINAL, PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; HUMANS; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 23044495008     PISSN: 13556037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/hrt.2004.050625     Document Type: Editorial

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