Hospital mortality in acute myocardial infarction in the era of reperfusion therapy (the Myocardial Infarction Triage and Intervention Project)

Authors :: Maynard, Charles
Weaver, W. Douglas
Litwin, Paul E.
Martin, Jenny S.
Kudenchuk, Peter J.
Dewhurst, Timothy A.
Eisenberg, Mickey S.
Hallstrom, Alfred P.
Chambers, Joseph
Source :: American Journal of Cardiology. Oct 15, 1993, Vol. 72 Issue 12, p877, 6 p.
Publication Year :: 1993
Abstract: This study was conducted in 19 hospitals in the metropolitan Seattle area and included 6,270 unselected patients who had acute myocardial infarction (AMI) between January 1988 and April 1991. Hospital mortality was determined and related to patient demographic and clinical characteristics, the use of reperfusion therapies, and to complications after AMI. Thrombolytic therapy or direct coronary angioplasty

Subjects :: Heart attack -- Patient outcomes
Isolation perfusion (Physiology) -- Evaluation
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