Transfer for urgent percutaneous coronary intervention early after thrombolysis for ST-elevation myocardial infarction: The TRANSFER-AMI pilot feasility study

Canadian Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 22, Issue 13, 2006, Pages 1121-1126

  Cantor, Warren J ^a,b,h   Burstein, Jason ^c   Choi, Richard ^d   Heffernan, Michael ^e   Dzavik, Vladimir ^b,f   Lazzam, Charles ^g   Duic, Marko ^d   Fitchett, David ^b,h   Tan, Mary ⁱ   Wawrzyniak, Janet ⁱ   Kassam, Saleem ^j   Dhingra, Sanjay ^c   Morrison, Laurie J ^b,k   Langer, Anatoly ^b,h,i   Goodman, Shaun G ^b,h,i  

^a SOUTHLAKE REGIONAL HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c Rouge Valley Ajax and Pickering   (Canada)

^d ST JOSEPH S HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

^e Oakville Trafalgar Memorial Hospital   (Canada)

^f TORONTO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^g Trillium Health Centre Missassauga   (Canada)

^h ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

ⁱ CANADIAN HEART RESEARCH CENTRE   (Canada)

^j Rouge Valley Health System   (Canada)

^k SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

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Author keywords

Angioplasty; Clinical trials; Myocardial infacrtion; Thrombolysis

Indexed keywords

ABCIXIMAB; ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANTILIPEMIC AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CLOPIDOGREL; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; ENOXAPARIN; EPTIFIBATIDE; FIBRINOGEN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; HEPARIN; TENECTEPLASE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; BLOOD CLOT LYSIS; CANADA; CARDIOGENIC SHOCK; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMMUNITY HOSPITAL; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CORONARY STENT; FATALITY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART FAILURE; HEART INFARCTION; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; MALE; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION; PILOT STUDY; REPERFUSION; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION;

EID: 33845732836     PISSN: 0828282X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0828-282X(06)70948-5     Document Type: Article

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