Primary percutaneous coronary intervention for acute ST elevation myocardial infarction - First year's experience of a tertiary referral centre in the UK

Clinical Medicine, Journal of the Royal College of Physicians of London

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 259-263

  Dorsch, Michael F ^a   Blackman, Daniel J ^a   Greenwood, John P ^a   Blaxill, Jonathan M ^a   Priestley, Claire ^a   Hunter, Stacey ^a   Jani, Meghna ^a   McLenachan, James M ^a  

^a LEEDS GENERAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acute myocardial infarction; Logistics; Mortality; Primary angioplasty

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOT LYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CENTER; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION; PROGNOSIS; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION; UNITED KINGDOM; URBAN AREA;

EID: 46949110002     PISSN: 14702118     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7861/clinmedicine.8-3-259     Document Type: Article

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