Local thrombolysis or rapid transfer for primary angioplasty for patients presenting with ST segment elevation myocardial infarction to hospitals without angioplasty facilities

Internal Medicine Journal

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 373-377

  Scott, I ^a,b   Chan, J ^a   Aroney, C ^b,c   Carroll, G ^d  

^a PRINCESS ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c THE PRINCE CHARLES HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

STREPTOKINASE; TISSUE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR;

ANGIOPLASTY; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOT LYSIS; CARDIOGENIC SHOCK; CLINICAL TRIAL; DATA ANALYSIS; ECG ABNORMALITY; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART INFARCTION; HEART MUSCLE PERFUSION; HEART REINFARCTION; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; POLICY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZATION; REVASCULARIZATION; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; STROKE; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 3242770518     PISSN: 14440903     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-5994.2004.00623.x     Document Type: Article

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