Effect of time from onset to coming under care on fatality of patients with acute myocardial infarction: Effect of resuscitation and thrombolytic treatment

Heart

Volumn 80, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 114-120

  Norris, R M ^a   Wong, P S ^b   Dixon, G ^b   Morris, N ^b   Penny, W J ^b   El Gaylani, N ^b   Thomas, A ^b   Davies, L ^b   Boyle, R M ^b   Griffith, K ^b   Wiseman, S ^b   Cooper, S ^b   Robinson, D R ^b  

^a ROYAL SUSSEX COUNTY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Acute myocardial infarction; Fatality; Resuscitation; Thrombolytic treatment

Indexed keywords

STREPTOKINASE;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FATALITY; FEMALE; FIBRINOLYTIC THERAPY; HEART ARREST; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RESUSCITATION; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 7344251900     PISSN: 13556037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/hrt.80.2.114     Document Type: Article

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