Primary angioplasty is cost-minimizing compared with pre-hospital thrombolysis for patients within 60 min of a percutaneous coronary intervention center: the Comparison of Angioplasty and Pre-hospital Thrombolysis in Acute Myocardial Infarction (CAPTIM) cost-efficacy sub-study.

Machecourt, Jacques; Bonnefoy, Eric; Vanzetto, Gérald; Motreff, Pascal; Marlière, Stéphanie; Leizorovicz, Alain; Allenet, Benoit; Lacroute, Jean Michel; Cassagnes, Jean; Touboul, Paul

Machecourt, Jacques; Bonnefoy, Eric; Vanzetto, Gérald; Motreff, Pascal; Marlière, Stéphanie; Leizorovicz, Alain; Allenet, Benoit; Lacroute, Jean Michel; Cassagnes, Jean; Touboul, Paul.

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Machecourt J; Coronary Care Unit, CHU Grenoble, Grenoble, France. JMachecourt@chu-grenoble.fr <JMachecourt@chu-grenoble.fr>

J Am Coll Cardiol ; 45(4): 515-24, 2005 Feb 15.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-15708697

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Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary/economics; Emergency Medical Services/economics; Myocardial Infarction/economics; Myocardial Infarction/therapy; Thrombolytic Therapy/economics; Coronary Care Units; Costs and Cost Analysis; Female; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Prospective Studies; Time Factors

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Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / Thrombolytic Therapy / Emergency Medical Services / Myocardial Infarction Type of study: Clinical_trials / Health_economic_evaluation / Observational_studies Limits: Female / Humans / Male / Middle aged Language: En Journal: J Am Coll Cardiol Year: 2005 Document type: Article Country of publication: United States

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