Effect of reperfusion modality on outcome in nonsmokers and smokers with acute myocardial infarction (a Primary Angioplasty in Myocardial Infarction (PAMI) substudy)

Effect of reperfusion modality on outcome in nonsmokers and smokers with acute myocardial infarction (a Primary Angioplasty in Myocardial Infarction (PAMI) substudy)

Nonsmokers with acute myocardial infarction represent a group with more advanced cardiac risk factors and underlying atherosclerosis. A study found that the hospital outcomes were significantly better in nonsmokers with acute myocardial infarction who were treated with primary angioplasty compared w...

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Veröffentlicht in:The American journal of cardiology 1996-09, Vol.78 (5), p.511
Hauptverfasser: Bowers, Terry R, Terrien, Edward F, O Neill, William W, Sachs, Debra
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Angioplasty
Cardiovascular disease
Health care
Heart attacks
Smoking
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Zusammenfassung:Nonsmokers with acute myocardial infarction represent a group with more advanced cardiac risk factors and underlying atherosclerosis. A study found that the hospital outcomes were significantly better in nonsmokers with acute myocardial infarction who were treated with primary angioplasty compared with nonsmokers treated with thrombolysis.
ISSN:0002-9149
1879-1913