Effect of door-to-balloon time on mortality in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction.

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Published in J Am Coll Cardiol on May 15, 2006

Authors

Robert L McNamara1, Yongfei Wang, Jeph Herrin, Jeptha P Curtis, Elizabeth H Bradley, David J Magid, Eric D Peterson, Martha Blaney, Paul D Frederick, Harlan M Krumholz, NRMI Investigators

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Medicine, Section of Cardiovascular Medicine, Seattle, Washington, USA.

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