Evaluation of the door-to-needle time for fibrinolytic administration for acute myocardial infarction

Indian Journal of Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 137-140

  Masurkar, V A ^a,b   Kapadia, F N ^a   Shirwadkar, C G ^a   Shukla, U ^a   Sood, P ^a  

^a P D HINDUJA NATIONAL HOSPITAL   (India)

^b NONE   (India)

Author keywords

Acute myocardial infarction; Door to needle time; Fibrinolytic therapy

Indexed keywords

FIBRINOLYTIC AGENT;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ARTICLE; CARDIAC PATIENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FIBRINOLYSIS; FIBRINOLYTIC THERAPY; GENERAL HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MEDICAL AUDIT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TIME;

EID: 31844435314     PISSN: 09725229     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0972-5229.19678     Document Type: Article

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