Door-to-needle times in acute myocardial infarction

Asian Cardiovascular and Thoracic Annals

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 122-126

  Yaylali, Yalin Tolga ^a  

^a Servergazi State Hospital   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Myocardial infarction; Myocardial revascularization; Thrombolytic therapy

Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOLOGIST; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY CARE UNIT; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; SURVIVAL; TEAMWORK;

ADULT; AGED; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PATIENT CARE TEAM; THROMBOLYTIC THERAPY; TIME FACTORS; TRIAGE;

EID: 77951072480     PISSN: 02184923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0218492309338130     Document Type: Article

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