Management of acute ST-elevation myocardial infarction in the coronary care units of Piedmont in 2005: Results from the PRIMA regionwide survey

Journal of Cardiovascular Medicine

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 169-177

  Steffenino, Giuseppe ^a,f   Chinaglia, Alessandra ^b   Millesimo, Giorgio ^c   Gnavi, Roberto ^d   Picariello, Roberta ^d   Orlando, Anna ^e  

^a S CROCE E CARLE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b MARIA VITTORIA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c MOLINETTE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^d Local Health Unit 5   (Italy)

^e Assessorato Alla Tutela Della Salute e Sanità   (Italy)

^f Struttura Semplice di Emodinamica   (Italy)

Author keywords

Myocardial infarction; Primary angioplasty; Reperfusion treatment; Thrombolysis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOT LYSIS; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CORONARY CARE UNIT; DIABETES MELLITUS; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH SURVEY; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERCUTANEOUS TRANSLUMINAL ANGIOPLASTY; REPERFUSION; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANGIOPLASTY, TRANSLUMINAL, PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY CARE UNITS; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; MYOCARDIAL REPERFUSION; PATIENT TRANSFER; THROMBOLYTIC THERAPY;

EID: 38149038767     PISSN: 15582027     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2459/JCM.0b013e3281ac210c     Document Type: Article

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