Prevalence and causes of failure of receiving thrombolytic therapy in patients with acute ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction

Background: Missing thrombolytic therapy in patients with acute ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) can have dire consequences. We studied the prevalence and causes of failure of receiving thrombolytic therapy in patients with STEMI and its impact on the clinical outcome during hospitalizatio...

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Main Authors: R. Taha, M. Oraby, G. Nasr, A. El-Hawary
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2013-06-01
Series:The Egyptian Heart Journal
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1110260812000671