Journal article
Clinical prognosis, pre-existing conditions and the use of reperfusion therapy for patients with ST segment elevation acute myocardial infarction
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Some evidence-based therapies are underused in patients with a poor prognosis despite the fact that the survival gains would be highest among such patient subgroups. The extent to which this applies for acute, life-saving therapies is unknown. The impact of prognostic characteristics and pre-existing conditions on the use of reperfusion therapy among eligible patients with acute ST segment elevation myocardial infarction is …
Authors
Parker AB; Naylor CD; Chong A; Alter DA; Group FTS-ESAAMIS
Journal
Canadian Journal of Cardiology, Vol. 22, No. 2, pp. 131–139
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
February 2006
DOI
10.1016/s0828-282x(06)70252-5
ISSN
0828-282X