In-Hospital Outcomes of a Regional ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction Acute Transfer and Repatriation Program

Canadian Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 664.e1-664.e8

  Chan, Albert W ^a   Bakar, Shahrukh N ^a   Brown, Robert I ^a   Kuritzky, Robin ^a   Lalani, Akbar ^a   Gordon, Wendy ^a   Laberge, Carol G ^a   Simkus, Gerald J ^a  

^a ROYAL COLUMBIAN HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOPIDOGREL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOT LYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; FEMALE; HEALTH CENTER; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE ENDDIASTOLIC PRESSURE; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION;

EID: 81255160993     PISSN: 0828282X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cjca.2010.12.050     Document Type: Article

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