MILD INDUCED HYPOTHERMIA AND PERCUTANEOUS CORONARYINTERVENTION IN THE TREATMENT OF PATIENT WITH PREHOSPITALCARDIAC ARREST DUE TO ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION
BACKGROUND Coronary artery disease is the most common cause of sudden cardiac death. More then 50 % of patients die before reaching the hospital and at discharge survival rates remain aslow as 5 %. High mortality is mainly due to a cardiovascular collapse and ischemic braininjury. According to curre...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Slovenian Medical Association
2008-06-01
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Series: | Zdravniški Vestnik |
Online Access: | http://vestnik.szd.si/index.php/ZdravVest/article/view/486 |