Operator volume and outcomes of primary angioplasty for acute myocardial infarction in a single high-volume centre

Journal of Cardiovascular Medicine

Volumn 7, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 761-767

  Politi, Alessandro ^a   Galli, Mario ^a   Zerboni, Santino ^a   Michi, Riccardo ^a   De Marco, Federico ^b,c   Llambro, Maksim ^a   Ferrari, Giovanni ^a  

^a SANT ANNA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b Policlinico Foundation   (Italy)

^c Cardiovascular Institute Paris Sud   (France)

Author keywords

Acute coronary syndromes; Angioplasty; Myocardial infarction

Indexed keywords

ABCIXIMAB; TIROFIBAN;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; AGED; ANGIOGRAPHY; ANGIOPLASTY; ARTICLE; BLEEDING DISORDER; BLOOD CLOT LYSIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY CIRCUMFLEX BRANCH; CORONARY STENT; DATA ANALYSIS; DEATH; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPERATOR; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION; VASCULAR DISEASE;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; ANGIOPLASTY, BALLOON, CORONARY; COHORT STUDIES; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PROBABILITY; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX FACTORS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; WORKLOAD;

EID: 33749025236     PISSN: 15582027     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2459/01.JCM.0000247324.95653.ed     Document Type: Article

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