The Danish multicentre randomized study of fibrinolytic therapy vs. primary angioplasty in acute myocardial infarction (the DANAMI-2 trial): Outcome after 3 years follow-up

European Heart Journal

Volumn 29, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1259-1266

  Busk, Martin ^a   Maeng, Michael ^a   Rasmussen, Klaus ^a   Kelbaek, Henning ^b   Thayssen, Per ^c   Abildgaard, Ulrik ^d   Vigholt, Else ^e   Mortensen, Leif S ^f   Thuesen, Leif ^a   Kristensen, Steen D ^a   Nielsen, Torsten T ^a   Andersen, Henning R ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b Rigshospitalet   (Denmark)

^c ODENSE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^d GENTOFTE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^e HORSENS REGIONAL HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^f Sino Danish Center for Education and Research   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Acute myocardial infarction; Fibrinolysis; Long term outcome; Primary angioplasty

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ALTEPLASE; ANTILIPEMIC AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM ANTAGONIST; CLOPIDOGREL; COUMARIN; DIGITALIS; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; FIBRINOGEN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; HEPARIN; NITRIC ACID DERIVATIVE; TICLOPIDINE;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; AGED; ANGIOPLASTY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; FEMALE; FIBRINOLYSIS; FIBRINOLYTIC THERAPY; FOLLOW UP; HEART REINFARCTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION; STROKE;

ADRENERGIC BETA-ANTAGONISTS; AGED; ANGIOPLASTY, TRANSLUMINAL, PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY; ASPIRIN; FEMALE; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENTS; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEPARIN; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; MYOCARDIAL REVASCULARIZATION; THROMBOLYTIC THERAPY; TISSUE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 44449108704     PISSN: 0195668X     EISSN: 15229645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehm392     Document Type: Article

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