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Changing the site of delivery of thrombolytic treatment for acute myocardial infarction from the coronary care unit to the emergency department greatly reduces door to needle time

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  • C T Hourigan aDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Verdun Street, Nedlands, Perth 6009, Australia, bDepartment of Cardiovascular Medicine, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Perth, Australia, cFaculty of Medicine, University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • D Mountain aDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Verdun Street, Nedlands, Perth 6009, Australia, bDepartment of Cardiovascular Medicine, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Perth, Australia, cFaculty of Medicine, University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • P E Langton aDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Verdun Street, Nedlands, Perth 6009, Australia, bDepartment of Cardiovascular Medicine, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Perth, Australia, cFaculty of Medicine, University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • I G Jacobs aDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Verdun Street, Nedlands, Perth 6009, Australia, bDepartment of Cardiovascular Medicine, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Perth, Australia, cFaculty of Medicine, University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • I R Rogers aDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Verdun Street, Nedlands, Perth 6009, Australia, bDepartment of Cardiovascular Medicine, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Perth, Australia, cFaculty of Medicine, University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • G A Jelinek aDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Verdun Street, Nedlands, Perth 6009, Australia, bDepartment of Cardiovascular Medicine, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Perth, Australia, cFaculty of Medicine, University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • P L Thompson aDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Verdun Street, Nedlands, Perth 6009, Australia, bDepartment of Cardiovascular Medicine, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Perth, Australia, cFaculty of Medicine, University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  1. Dr Mountain email: David.Mountain{at}health.wa.gov.au
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Hourigan CT, Mountain D, Langton PE, et al
Changing the site of delivery of thrombolytic treatment for acute myocardial infarction from the coronary care unit to the emergency department greatly reduces door to needle time
Heart 2000;84:157-163.

Publication history

  • Accepted April 25, 2000
  • First published August 1, 2000.
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January 10, 2022

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