Treating ST elevation myocardial infarction by primary percutaneous coronary intervention, in-hospital thrombolysis and prehospital thrombolysis. An observational study of timelines and outcomes in 625 patients

Emergency Medicine Journal

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 230-236

  McLean, S ^a   Wild, S ^b,c   Connor, P ^d   Flapan, A D ^c  

^a ROYAL INFIRMARY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^c NHS LOTHIAN   (United Kingdom)

^d SCOTTISH AMBULANCE SERVICE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FIBRINOLYTIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BALLOON DILATATION; BLOOD CLOT LYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPERFUSION; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; SYMPTOM; UNITED KINGDOM;

ANGIOPLASTY, BALLOON, CORONARY; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SCOTLAND; THROMBOLYTIC THERAPY; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79952612133     PISSN: 14720205     EISSN: 14720213     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/emj.2009.086066     Document Type: Article

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