Primary percutaneous coronary intervention for acute myocardial infarction secondary to acute left main coronary occlusion in an institution without on-site cardiothoracic surgical support

EuroIntervention

Volumn 4, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 617-619

  Chia, Pow Li ^a   Khoo, Brian Chung Hoe ^a   Ng, Chee Keong ^a   Lim, Jimmy Tien Wei ^a  

^a TAN TOCK SENG HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Non STEMI; Primary angioplasty; STEMI

Indexed keywords

CARDIOTONIC AGENT;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; AGED; AORTA BALLOON; ARTICLE; CARDIOGENIC SHOCK; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; EXTRACORPOREAL OXYGENATION; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEART INFARCTION; HEART SURGERY; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT TRANSPORT; REGISTER; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STENT; TIME; TRANSLUMINAL CORONARY ANGIOPLASTY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANGIOPLASTY, TRANSLUMINAL, PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; CARDIOTONIC AGENTS; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; CORONARY OCCLUSION; EXTRACORPOREAL MEMBRANE OXYGENATION; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEMODYNAMICS; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; INTRA-AORTIC BALLOON PUMPING; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PATIENT TRANSFER; REGISTRIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SHOCK, CARDIOGENIC; STENTS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 65549115044     PISSN: 1774024X     EISSN: 19696213     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4244/EIJV4I5A103     Document Type: Article

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