| Primary angioplasty in the treatment of acute myocardial infarction. | |
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PMID: 9470353 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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There are more than 600,000 acute myocardial infarctions (AMIs) in the United States each year, with direct medical costs exceeding $16 billion per year. Two treatment strategies are available for AMI today: medical therapy, including thrombolytic therapy, and primary angioplasty. Despite provocative preliminary data suggesting primary angioplasty results in lower mortality, morbidity and cost compared with thrombolytic therapy, most observers caution that more information is required before primary angioplasty replaces thrombolytic therapy for the treatment of AMI. |
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Authors:
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T Aversano |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article; Review |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Maryland medical journal (Baltimore, Md. : 1985) Volume: Suppl ISSN: 0886-0572 ISO Abbreviation: Md Med J Publication Date: 1997 |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 1998-03-19 Completed Date: 1998-03-19 Revised Date: 2007-11-15 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 8506985 Medline TA: Md Med J Country: UNITED STATES |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 88-93 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, USA. |
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Angioplasty, Transluminal, Percutaneous Coronary* Clinical Trials as Topic Health Care Costs Humans Myocardial Infarction / therapy* Thrombolytic Therapy |
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