Delays in fibrinolysis as primary reperfusion therapy for acute ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction

American Heart Journal

Volumn 159, Issue 6, 2010, Pages

  Glickman, Seth W ^a,b   Cairns, Charles B ^a   Chen, Anita Y ^b   Peterson, Eric D ^b,c   Roe, Matthew T ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b DUKE CLINICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FIBRINOLYTIC AGENT;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOGENIC SHOCK; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FIBRINOLYTIC THERAPY; HEART MUSCLE REPERFUSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; STROKE; THERAPY DELAY;

EID: 77952996005     PISSN: 00028703     EISSN: 10976744     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2010.03.022     Document Type: Article

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