Gender-related benefit of transport to primary angioplasty: Is it equal?

Cardiology Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 254-260

  Sadowski, Marcin ^a   Janion Sadowska, Agnieszka ^a   Gasior, Mariusz ^b   Gierlotka, Marek ^b   Janion, Marianna ^a,c   Poloński, Lech ^b  

^a Swietokrzyskie Cardiology Center   (Poland)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SILESIA   (Poland)

^c JAN KOCHANOWSKI UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Gender; St segment elevation myocardial infarction; Time to reperfusion; Transfer

Indexed keywords

FIBRINOGEN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST;

ADULT; ANGIOPLASTY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION; PROGNOSIS; REPERFUSION; SEX DIFFERENCE; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANGIOPLASTY, BALLOON, CORONARY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PATIENT TRANSFER; POLAND; PROGNOSIS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; STENTS; STROKE VOLUME; TIME FACTORS; TRANSPORTATION OF PATIENTS;

EID: 79959294929     PISSN: 18975593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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