The prognostic impact of allopurinol in patients with acute myocardial infarction undergoing primary percutaneous coronary intervention

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 145, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 257-258

  Rentoukas, E ^a   Tsarouhas, K ^a   Tsitsimpikou, C ^b   Lazaros, G ^c   Deftereos, S ^d   Vavetsi, S ^a  

^a AMALIA FLEMING GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Greece)

^b General Chemical State Laboratory   (Greece)

^c HIPPOKRATION HOSPITAL   (Greece)

^d IASO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Greece)

Author keywords

Allopurinol; Oxidative stress; Primary PCI; ST E recovery

Indexed keywords

ALLOPURINOL; CREATINE KINASE; CREATINE KINASE MB; DIURETIC AGENT; PLACEBO; TROPONIN;

ADULT; AGED; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; HEART EJECTION FRACTION; HEART PROTECTION; HUMAN; LETTER; LOADING DRUG DOSE; MAINTENANCE DRUG DOSE; MAINTENANCE THERAPY; MALE; PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION;

EID: 78650001127     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2009.08.037     Document Type: Article

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