Treatment delays in patients undergoing primary percutaneous coronary intervention for ST elevation myocardial infarction at the Quebec Heart and Lung Institute

Canadian Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 23, Issue SUPPL. B, 2007, Pages 53B-57B

  Garceau, Patrick ^a   Déry, Jean Pierre ^a   Lachance, Philippe ^a   Grenier, Stéfanie ^a   Rodés Cabau, Josep ^a   Barbeau, Gérald ^a   Bertrand, Olivier F ^a   Gleeton, Onil ^a   Larose, Eric ^a   Nguyen, Can Man ^a   Noël, Bernard ^a   Proulx, Guy ^a   Roy, Louis ^a   de Larochellière, Robert ^a  

^a LAVAL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Acute coronary syndromes; Angioplasty; Myocardial infarction; Stent

Indexed keywords

FIBRINOLYTIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BALLOON DILATATION; BLEEDING; CANADA; COMMUNITY HOSPITAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEART INFARCTION; HEART MUSCLE REVASCULARIZATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MORTALITY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; PATIENT SELECTION; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION; THERAPY DELAY; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 35448953446     PISSN: 0828282X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0828-282x(07)71011-5     Document Type: Article

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