Underuse of thrombolytic therapy in acute myocardial infarction and left bundle branch block

Clinical Cardiology

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2010, Pages

  Archbold, R Andrew ^a,b   Ranjadayalan, Kulasegarum ^a   Suliman, Abdel ^a   Knight, Charles J ^b,c   Deaner, Andrew ^b,c   Timmis, Adam D ^a,b  

^a NEWHAM UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b LONDON CHEST HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c KING GEORGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acute myocardial infarction; Left bundle branch block; Thrombolytic therapy

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DIURETIC AGENT; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOT LYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HEART LEFT BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION; THORAX PAIN;

AGED; BUNDLE-BRANCH BLOCK; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; FEMALE; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENTS; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; ODDS RATIO; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THROMBOLYTIC THERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77949751474     PISSN: 01609289     EISSN: 19328737     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/clc.20353     Document Type: Article

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