Characteristics and outcome of patients with ST-elevation infarction in relation to whether they received thrombolysis or underwent acute coronary angiography: are we selecting the right patients for coronary angiography?

• During the last decade, there has been an on-going debate with regard to whether percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) or thrombolysis should be preferred in patients with ST-elevation acute myocardial infarction (AMI). Some studies clearly advocate PCI, while others do not.

Ämnesord

MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP  -- Klinisk medicin (hsv//swe)

MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES  -- Clinical Medicine (hsv//eng)

Nyckelord

Aged

Coronary Angiography

Electrocardiography

Female

Humans

Male

Middle Aged

Myocardial Infarction

drug therapy

mortality

therapy

Patient Selection

Retrospective Studies

Thrombolytic Therapy

Publikations- och innehållstyp

ref (ämneskategori)

art (ämneskategori)