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Are we underestimating the full potential of early thrombolytic treatment in patients with acute myocardial infarction?
Department of Cardiology, Skejby University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark
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Dr CJ Terkelsen, Department of Cardiology, Skejby University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark;
christian_juhl_terkelsen{at}hotmail.com
Use of the Boersma curve in order to describe the beneficial effect of thrombolytic treatment at different treatment delays seems questionable, because the curve may underestimate the favourable prognostic effects of early thrombolysis in patients with acute myocardial infarction
Keywords: thrombolysis; acute myocardial infarction
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