title: Primary angioplasty in acute myocardial infarction: West Virginia University experience.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown, USA.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mehta
authors.forename: A C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Jain
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mehta
authors.forename: A P
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Morise
mesh_terms: 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