Impact of failed mechanical reperfusion in patients with acute myocardial infarction treated with primary angioplasty

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 96, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 332-334

  Ernst, Nicolette M S K J ^a   Timmer, Jorik R ^a   Zijlstra, Felix ^b   Van 'T Hof, Arnoud W J ^a  

^a ISALA HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOT LYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEART MUSCLE REPERFUSION; HUMAN; LEFT ANTERIOR DESCENDING CORONARY ARTERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERCUTANEOUS TRANSLUMINAL ANGIOPLASTY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT FAILURE;

ANGIOPLASTY, TRANSLUMINAL, PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; FEMALE; GRAFT OCCLUSION, VASCULAR; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; MYOCARDIAL REPERFUSION; STENTS; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 23044500859     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2005.03.070     Document Type: Article

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