Reperfusion therapy in the acute management of ST-segment-elevation myocardial infarction in Australia: Findings from the ACACIA registry

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 193, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 496-501

  Huynh, Luan T ^c   Rankin, Jamie M ^d   Tideman, Phil ^a,e   Brieger, David B ^f   Erickson, Matthew ^d   Markwick, Andrew J ^e   Astley, Carolyn ^c,e   Kelaher, David J ^g   Chew, Derek P B ^b,e  

^a Integrated Cardiovascular Clinical Networks SA   (Australia)

^b Department of Medicine ^*  (Australia)

^c FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d ROYAL PERTH HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^e FLINDERS MEDICAL CENTRE   (Australia)

^f UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^g Sanofi Aventis Australia Pty Ltd   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BLOOD CLOT LYSIS; CORONARY REPERFUSION; DIABETES MELLITUS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; HEART ARREST; HEART INFARCTION; HEART LEFT BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK; HUMAN; LUNG EDEMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION;

EID: 78149291797     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: 13265377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2010.tb04031.x     Document Type: Article

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