Primary percutaneous coronary intervention without cardiac surgery on-site: Coming to a hospital near you?

American Heart Journal

Volumn 155, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 585-588

  Jacobs, Alice K ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDITORIAL; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FIBRINOLYTIC THERAPY; HEART INFARCTION; HEART REINFARCTION; HUMAN; MORTALITY; PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION; STROKE;

ANGIOPLASTY, TRANSLUMINAL, PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; MICHIGAN; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; THORACIC SURGERY;

EID: 40949154274     PISSN: 00028703     EISSN: 10976744     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2008.01.024     Document Type: Editorial

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