Simplifying thrombolysis decisions in patients with left bundle branch block

Emergency Medicine Journal

Volumn 22, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 617-620

  Reuben, Adam D ^a,c   Mann, C J ^b  

^a MUSGROVE PARK HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b TAUNTON AND SOMERSET HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL DEVON AND EXETER HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FIBRINOLYTIC AGENT;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY WARD; ENZYME ASSAY; FIBRINOLYTIC THERAPY; HEART LEFT BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK; HOSPITAL PHYSICIAN; HUMAN; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS DESIGN; RELIABILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STANDARD; THORAX PAIN;

ALGORITHMS; BUNDLE-BRANCH BLOCK; DECISION MAKING; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EMERGENCIES; HUMANS; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; THROMBOLYTIC THERAPY;

EID: 23944517306     PISSN: 14720205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/emj.2003.013987     Document Type: Article

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