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Paramedics and pre-hospital management of acute myocardial infarction: diagnosis and reperfusion.

Johnston S, Brightwell R, Ziman M.

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Management of prehospital thrombolytic therapy in ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndrome (<12 hours).

Goldstein P, Wiel E.

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Present treatment of acute myocardial infarction in patients over 75 years--data from the Berlin Myocardial Infarction Registry (BHIR).

Schuler J, Maier B, Behrens S, Thimme W.

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Prehospital management of acute myocardial infarction: Electrocardiogram acquisition and interpretation, and thrombolysis by prehospital care providers.

Myers RB.

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Acute myocardial infarction: the case for pre-hospital thrombolysis with or without percutaneous coronary intervention.

Schofield PM.

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Pre-hospital reperfusion therapy: a strategy to improve therapeutic outcome in patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction.

Huber K, De Caterina R, Kristensen SD, Verheugt FW, Montalescot G, Maestro LB, Van de Werf F; Task Force on Pre-hospital Reperfusion Therapy of the Working Group on Thrombosis of the ESC.

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Implementation of reperfusion therapy in acute myocardial infarction. A policy statement from the European Society of Cardiology.

Bassand JP, Danchin N, Filippatos G, Gitt A, Hamm C, Silber S, Tubaro M, Weidinger F.

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Thrombolysis and percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty in patients with acute myocardial infarction.

Zeymer U, Neuhaus KL.

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Pre-hospital thrombolysis delivered by paramedics is associated with reduced time delay and mortality in ambulance-transported real-life patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction.

Björklund E, Stenestrand U, Lindbäck J, Svensson L, Wallentin L, Lindahl B.

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Reduction in treatment delay by paramedic ECG diagnosis of myocardial infarction with direct CCU admission.

Millar-Craig MW, Joy AV, Adamowicz M, Furber R, Thomas B.

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Thrombolysis or primary angioplasty? Reperfusion therapy for myocardial infarction in the UK.

Ratcliffe AT, Pepper C.

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Outcome after combined reperfusion therapy for acute myocardial infarction, combining pre-hospital thrombolysis with immediate percutaneous coronary intervention and stent.

Loubeyre C, Lefèvre T, Louvard Y, Dumas P, Piéchaud JF, Lanore JJ, Angellier JF, Le Tarnec JY, Karrillon G, Margenet A, Pougès C, Morice MC.

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Primary percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty accelerates early myocardial reperfusion compared to thrombolytic therapy in patients with acute myocardial infarction.

Zeymer U, Schröder R, Machnig T, Neuhaus KL.

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Utilization and impact of pre-hospital electrocardiograms for patients with acute ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction: data from the NCDR (National Cardiovascular Data Registry) ACTION (Acute Coronary Treatment and Intervention Outcomes Network) Registry.

Diercks DB, Kontos MC, Chen AY, Pollack CV Jr, Wiviott SD, Rumsfeld JS, Magid DJ, Gibler WB, Cannon CP, Peterson ED, Roe MT.

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Trends in quality of care for patients with acute myocardial infarction in the National Registry of Myocardial Infarction from 1990 to 2006.

Peterson ED, Shah BR, Parsons L, Pollack CV Jr, French WJ, Canto JG, Gibson CM, Rogers WJ.

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A comparison of electrocardiographic changes during reperfusion of acute myocardial infarction by thrombolysis or percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty.

Wehrens XH, Doevendans PA, Ophuis TJ, Wellens HJ.

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Gersh BJ.

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Optimal reperfusion strategy for acute myocardial infarction.

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