Acceptable transfer delay to primary PCI vs on-site fibrinolysis for STEMI - Can ECG parameters help clinical judgment?

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 167, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 2366-2368

  Wong, Cheuk Kit ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Guidelines; PCI related delay; Q waves; STEMI

Indexed keywords

CAUSE OF DEATH; DISEASE DURATION; FIBRINOLYSIS; HEART INFARCTION SIZE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LETTER; PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; Q WAVE; SALVAGE THERAPY; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; SURVIVAL RATE; THERAPY DELAY; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT PLANNING;

GUIDELINES; PCI-RELATED DELAY; Q WAVES; STEMI;

AGED; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FIBRINOLYSIS; HUMANS; JUDGMENT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL REPERFUSION; PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION;

EID: 84883277304     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: 18741754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2012.11.049     Document Type: Article

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