The management of acute myocardial infarction in the cardiological intensive care units in Italy: the 'BLITZ 4 Qualità' campaign for performance measurement and quality improvement.

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Published in Eur Heart J Acute Cardiovasc Care on June 01, 2012

Authors

Zoran Olivari1, Giuseppe Steffenino, Stefano Savonitto, Francesco Chiarella, Alessandra Chinaglia, Donata Lucci, Aldo P Maggioni, Salvatore Pirelli, Marino Scherillo, Giampaolo Scorcu, Pierluigi Tricoci, Stefano Urbinati

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1: Ospedale Cà Foncello, Treviso, Italy.

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