Percutaneous left-ventricular support with the Impella-2.5–assist device in acute cardiogenic shock: results of the Impella–EUROSHOCK-registry

A Lauten, AE Engström, C Jung, K Empen… - Circulation: Heart …, 2013 - Am Heart Assoc
Background—Acute cardiogenic shock after myocardial infarction is associated with high in-
hospital mortality attributable to persisting low-cardiac output. The Impella–EUROSHOCK …

[PDF][PDF] Safety and efficacy of tenecteplase versus alteplase in acute coronary syndrome: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized trials

A Guillermin, DJ Yan, A Perrier, C Marti - Archives of Medical Science, 2016 - termedia.pl
Results: Three studies including 17,325 patients with ACS were included in a quantitative
meta-analysis. No study compared alteplase to tenecteplase in acute PE. Tenecteplase was …

Use of anticoagulant agents and risk of bleeding among patients admitted with myocardial infarction: a report from the NCDR ACTION Registry–GWTG (National …

MB Kadakia, NR Desai, KP Alexander, AY Chen… - JACC: Cardiovascular …, 2010 - jacc.org
Objectives: The aim of this study was to evaluate anticoagulant use patterns and bleeding
risk in a contemporary population of patients with acute coronary syndrome. Background …

[HTML][HTML] Delay and its related factors in seeking treatment in patients with acute myocardial infarction

M Taghaddosi, M Dianati, JFG Bidgoli… - ARYA …, 2010 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
BACKGROUND Early diagnosis and treatment of myocardial infarction can prevent life-
threatening complications such as dysrhythmias and death. The aim of this study was to …

An assessment of composite measures of hospital performance and associated mortality for patients with acute myocardial infarction. Analysis of individual hospital …

AD Simms, PD Baxter, BA Cattle… - … Heart Journal: Acute …, 2013 - academic.oup.com
Aim To investigate whether a hospital-specific opportunity-based composite score (OBCS)
was associated with mortality in 136,392 patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) …

Non-invasive assessment of low risk acute chest pain in the emergency department: a comparative meta-analysis of prospective studies

J Romero, SA Husain, AA Holmes, I Kelesidis… - International Journal of …, 2015 - Elsevier
Background The aim of this meta-analysis was to compare the diagnostic accuracy of
cardiac computed tomographic angiography (CCTA), stress echocardiography (SE) and …

The diagnostic and prognostic value of first hour glycogen phosphorylase isoenzyme BB level in acute coronary syndrome

S Bozkurt, EB Kaya, S Okutucu, K Aytemir… - Cardiology …, 2011 - journals.viamedica.pl
Background: Evaluating patients with symptoms suggestive of acute coronary syndrome
(ACS) is a time consuming, expensive and problematic process in the emergency …

An evaluation of composite indicators of hospital acute myocardial infarction care: a study of 136,392 patients from the Myocardial Ischaemia National Audit Project

AD Simms, PD Batin, CF Weston, KAA Fox… - International journal of …, 2013 - Elsevier
Background Hospital acute myocardial infarction (AMI) care is increasingly evaluated using
composite quality scores. We investigated the influence of three aggregation methods for an …

P2Y12 platelet reactivity after thrombolytic therapy for ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction

A Diego, AP de Prado, C Cuellas, A de Miguel… - Thrombosis …, 2012 - Elsevier
INTRODUCTION: Thrombolysis, as reperfusion therapy for ST segment elevation myocardial
infarction (STEMI), induces a pro-thrombotic status with enhanced platelet activity; this study …

Mean platelet volume is associated with infarct size and microvascular obstruction estimated by cardiac magnetic resonance in ST segment elevation myocardial …

O Fabregat Andres, A Cubillos-Arango… - European Heart …, 2013 - academic.oup.com
Introduction: Mean platelet volume (MPV) is an indicator of platelet activation. High MPV has
been recently considered as an independent risk factor for poor outcomes after ST-segment …