Implementation of a pre-hospital network favoring primary angioplasty in STEMI to reduce mortality: The Algarve Project

Revista Portuguesa de Cardiologia

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 193-201

  Gomes, Veloso ^a   Brandão, Victor ^a   Mimoso, Jorge ^a   Gago, Paula ^a   Trigo, Joana ^a   Santos, Walter ^a   Marques, Nuno ^a   Candeias, Rui ^a   Pereira, Salomé ^a   Marques, Vasco ^a   Camacho, Ana ^a   De Jesus, Ilídio ^a  

^a Hospital Faro   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Mortality; Pre hospital clinical network; Reperfusion therapy; ST elevation myocardial infarction; Treatment delays

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANGIOGRAPHY; ANGIOPLASTY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE REGISTRY; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; FIBRINOLYSIS; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PATIENT REFERRAL; PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION; PORTUGAL; REPERFUSION INJURY; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION;

EID: 84860559592     PISSN: 08702551     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.repc.2012.01.013     Document Type: Article

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