The Difficult Evolution of Intensive Cardiac Care Units: An Overview of the BLITZ-3 Registry and Other Italian Surveys

Coronary care units, initially developed to treat acute myocardial infarction, have moved to the care of a broader population of acute cardiac patients and are currently defined as Intensive Cardiac Care Units (ICCUs). However, very limited data are available on such evolution. Since 2008, in Italy,...

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Main Authors: Gianni Casella, Silvia Zagnoni, Giuseppe Fradella, Giampaolo Scorcu, Alessandra Chinaglia, Pier Camillo Pavesi, Giuseppe Di Pasquale, Luigi Oltrona Visconti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2017-01-01
Series:BioMed Research International
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/6025470