When should a non-STEMI be treated with primary PCI as for STEMIs?

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 158, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 477-478

  Wong, Cheuk Kit ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

ECG; Immediate angiography; Non STEMI; STEMI

Indexed keywords

CLOPIDOGREL; FIBRINOGEN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; PRASUGREL;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; BLEEDING; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HEART RIGHT BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK; LEFT ANTERIOR DESCENDING CORONARY ARTERY; LETTER; NON ST SEGMENT ELEVATION MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; Q WAVE; ST SEGMENT DEPRESSION; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; T WAVE;

EID: 84863621472     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: 18741754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2012.05.063     Document Type: Article

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