Preprocedural Thrombolysis in Myocardial Infarction (TIMI) flow significantly affects the extent of ST-segment resolution and myocardial blush in patients with acute anterior myocardial infarction treated by primary angioplasty

American Heart Journal

Volumn 150, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 827-831

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

^a HOSPITAL DE WEEZENLANDEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AGED; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOT LYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; CORONARY ARTERY RECANALIZATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART EJECTION FRACTION; HEART INFARCTION; HEART INFARCTION SIZE; HEART MUSCLE REPERFUSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION; TRANSLUMINAL CORONARY ANGIOPLASTY;

ANGIOPLASTY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THROMBOLYTIC THERAPY;

EID: 25844530876     PISSN: 00028703     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2004.12.030     Document Type: Article

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