Pre-hospital reperfusion therapy: a strategy to improve therapeutic outcome in patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction

Eur Heart J. 2005 Oct;26(19):2063-74. doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehi413. Epub 2005 Jul 29.

Authors

Kurt Huber¹, Raffaele De Caterina, Steen D Kristensen, Freek W A Verheugt, Gilles Montalescot, Lina Badimon Maestro, Frans Van de Werf; Task Force on Pre-hospital Reperfusion Therapy of the Working Group on Thrombosis of the ESC

Affiliation

¹ 3rd Medical Department (Cardiology and Emergency Medicine), Wilhelminenhospital, Montleartstrasse 37, A-1160 Vienna, Austria. kurt.huber@wienkav.at

PMID: 16055497
DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehi413

No abstract available

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Review

MeSH terms

Aged
Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / methods
Emergency Medical Services / organization & administration*
Female
Fibrinolytic Agents / therapeutic use
Humans
Male
Myocardial Infarction / therapy*
Myocardial Reperfusion / methods*
Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors / therapeutic use
Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic
Thrombolytic Therapy / methods*
Treatment Outcome

Substances

Fibrinolytic Agents
Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors