Repeat thrombolysis or conservative therapy vs. rescue percutaneous coronary intervention for failed thrombolysis: Systematic review and meta-analysis

QJM: An International Journal of Medicine

Volumn 101, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 387-395

  Testa, Luca ^a,e   Van Gaal, W J ^a   Biondi Zoccai, G G L ^b   Abbate, A ^c   Agostoni, P ^d   Bhindi, R ^a   Banning, A P ^a  

^a JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^c VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d MIDDELHEIM HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^e FONDAZIONE POLICLINICO UNIVERSITARIO A GEMELLI IRCCS   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLEEDING; BLOOD CLOT LYSIS; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DISEASE SEVERITY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEART INFARCTION; HEART REINFARCTION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MEDLINE; META ANALYSIS; MORTALITY; PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPEAT PROCEDURE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; RISK REDUCTION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION; STROKE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT RESPONSE; TREND STUDY;

EID: 42949166660     PISSN: 14602725     EISSN: 14602393     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/qjmed/hcn018     Document Type: Review

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