Status of Stent for life initiative across Europe

Journal of Cardiovascular Medicine

Volumn 12, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 856-859

  Laut, Kristina G ^a   Kaifoszova, Zuzana ^b   Kristensen, Steen D ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b Stent for Life Initiative Project Manager Europe   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Emergency medical service; Primary percutaneous coronary intervention; ST elevation myocardial infarction

Indexed keywords

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HOSPITAL SERVICE; HUMAN; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION; PRIMARY PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; REVIEW; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; STENT;

ANGIOPLASTY, BALLOON, CORONARY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EUROPE; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; STENTS;

EID: 84867225316     PISSN: 15582027     EISSN: 15582035     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2459/JCM.0b013e32834da583     Document Type: Review

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