Primary angioplasty in acute myocardial infarction: West Virginia University experience.
Primary angioplasty is a useful alternate treatment to open the occluded coronary arteries during the acute phase of a myocardial infarction associated with ST segment elevation. We describe our experience with 50 patients seen at West Virginia University Hospital in Morgantown over a period of one year.
Mehta
A
A
Department of Medicine, West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown, USA.
Jain
A C
AC
Mehta
M
M
Morise
A P
AP
D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / Q000191:economics; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D017722:Hospital Charges; D017052:Hospital Mortality; D006785:Hospitals, University; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000401:mortality / Q000628:therapy*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014903:West Virginia / Q000453:epidemiology