Early administration of thrombolysis can prevent myocardial necrosis: Time is myocardium

Emergency Medicine Journal

Volumn 26, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 541-542

  Suri, A ^a   Ahsan, S ^b   Lim, J ^a   Cusack, T P ^a   Chua, T P ^a,c   Leatham, E W ^a,d  

^a ROYAL SURREY COUNTY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON HOSPITALS   (United Kingdom)

^c ST GEORGE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d ROYAL BROMPTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TENECTEPLASE; TROPONIN; TROPONIN I;

AGED; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOT LYSIS; BOLUS INJECTION; CARDIOGENIC SHOCK; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY MONITORING; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY WARD; ENZYME ASSAY; HEART INFARCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART MUSCLE NECROSIS; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; LEFT ANTERIOR DESCENDING CORONARY ARTERY; MALE; PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION;

AGED; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENTS; HUMANS; MALE; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; MYOCARDIUM; NECROSIS; TISSUE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR;

EID: 67649792188     PISSN: 14720205     EISSN: 14720213     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/emj.2008.068767     Document Type: Article

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