Relationship between risk stratification at admission and treatment effects of early invasive management following fibrinolysis: Insights from the Trial of Routine ANgioplasty and Stenting after Fibrinolysis to Enhance Reperfusion in Acute Myocardial Infarction (TRANSFER-AMI)

European Heart Journal

Volumn 32, Issue 16, 2011, Pages 1994-2002

  Yan, Andrew T ^a,b,c   Yan, Raymond T ^c   Cantor, Warren J ^c,d   Borgundvaag, Bjug ^c,e   Cohen, Eric A ^c,f   Fitchett, David H ^a,b,c   Dzavik, Vladimir ^c,g   Ducas, John ^h   Tan, Mary ^b   Casanova, Amparo ^b   Goodman, Shaun G ^a,b,c  

^a ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b CANADIAN HEART RESEARCH CENTRE   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d SOUTHLAKE REGIONAL HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

^e MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^f SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^g UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK   (Canada)

^h ST BONIFACE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Angioplasty; Fibrinolysis; Myocardial infarction; Risk stratification

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANGIOTENSIN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CLOPIDOGREL; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; FIBRINOGEN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; TENECTEPLASE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; FEMALE; FIBRINOLYSIS; HEART REINFARCTION; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; THERAPY EFFECT;

AGED; ANGIOPLASTY, BALLOON, CORONARY; FEMALE; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENTS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; MYOCARDIAL REPERFUSION; RECURRENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; STENTS; TISSUE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 80051962090     PISSN: 0195668X     EISSN: 15229645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehr008     Document Type: Article

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