Long-term trends in the use of coronary reperfusion strategies in acute myocardial infarction: A community-wide perspective

Journal of Thrombosis and Thrombolysis

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 163-171

  Goldberg, Robert J ^a   Spencer, Frederick A ^a   Okolo, Joseph ^a   Lessard, Darleen ^a   Yarzebski, Jorge ^a   Gore, Joel M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute myocardial infarction; Treatment practices

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANTILIPEMIC AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM ANTAGONIST; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENT;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FIBRINOLYTIC THERAPY; HEART MUSCLE REPERFUSION; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMPLE SIZE; UNITED STATES;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANGIOPLASTY, TRANSLUMINAL, PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MASSACHUSETTS; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; MYOCARDIAL REPERFUSION; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; THROMBOLYTIC THERAPY;

EID: 34147129777     PISSN: 09295305     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11239-006-9029-0     Document Type: Article

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