Factors associated with delay in thrombolytic therapy in patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction

Journal of Tehran University Heart Center

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 65-71

  Tabriz, Amir Alishahi ^a   Sohrabi, Mohammad Reza ^a   Kiapour, Nazanin ^a   Yazdani, Shahrooz ^a  

^a SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Emergency medical services; Iran; Myocardial infarction; Thrombolytic therapy

Indexed keywords

FIBRINOLYTIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; FIBRINOLYTIC THERAPY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY; PATIENT TRANSPORT; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; THERAPY DELAY;

EID: 84865237924     PISSN: 17358620     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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