International differences in in-hospital revascularization and outcomes following acute myocardial infarction - A multilevel analysis of patients in ASSENT-2
EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL, vol.24, no.18, pp.1640-1650, 2003 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 24 Issue: 18
- Publication Date: 2003
- Doi Number: 10.1016/s0195-668x(03)00433-0
- Journal Name: EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL
- Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Page Numbers: pp.1640-1650
- Open Archive Collection: AVESIS Open Access Collection
- Hacettepe University Affiliated: No
Abstract
Background Revascularization rates vary substantially between countries in patients with acute ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). The impact of early revascularization on clinical outcomes in such patients remains uncertain. The ASSENT-2 fibrinolytic trial provides the opportunity to compare revascularization rates following STEMI in patients across 29 countries, and to explore the relationship between revascularization and clinical outcome.