Beneficial effect of reperfusion therapy beyond the preservation of left ventricular function in patients with acute ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 146, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 177-180

  Zeymer, Uwe ^a,b   Bauer, Timm ^a   Gersh, Bernard J ^c   Zahn, Ralf ^a   Gitt, Anselm ^a,b   Jünger, Claus ^b   Senges, Jochen ^b  

^a KLINIKUM LUDWIGSHAFEN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^c MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Fibrinolysis; Primary percutaneous coronary intervention; Prognosis; Reperfusion therapy; ST segment elevation myocardial infarction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FIBRINOLYSIS; FOLLOW UP; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART PERFUSION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; SURVIVAL;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANGIOPLASTY, BALLOON, CORONARY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; KAPLAN-MEIER ESTIMATE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PROGNOSIS; REGISTRIES; STROKE VOLUME; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 78651447541     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2009.06.034     Document Type: Article

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