Hospital delays in reperfusion for ST-elevation myocardial infarction: Implications when selecting a reperfusion strategy

Circulation

Volumn 114, Issue 19, 2006, Pages 2019-2025

  Pinto, Duane S ^a   Kirtane, Ajay J ^a   Nallamothu, Brahmajee K ^c   Murphy, Sabina A ^b   Cohen, David J ^a   Laham, Roger J ^a   Cutlip, Donald E ^a   Bates, Eric R ^c   Frederick, Paul D ^d   Miller, Dave P ^d   Carrozza Jr , Joseph P ^a   Antman, Elliott M ^b   Cannon, Christopher P ^b   Gibson, C Michael ^a,e  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^d Ovation Research Group   (United States)

^e BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Angioplasty; Fibrinolysis; Myocardial infarction; Plasminogen activators; Survival

Indexed keywords

FIBRINOLYTIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COVARIANCE; DISEASE DURATION; FEMALE; FIBRINOLYSIS; HEART INFARCTION; HEART INFARCTION SIZE; HEART MUSCLE REPERFUSION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION; SURVIVAL RATE; SURVIVAL TIME; THERAPY DELAY; TRANSLUMINAL CORONARY ANGIOPLASTY;

AGED; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; MYOCARDIAL REPERFUSION; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 33750708252     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.106.638353     Document Type: Article

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