Relationship of TIMI Myocardial Perfusion Grade to Mortality After Administration of Thrombolytic Drugs
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- 18 January 2000
- journal article
- clinical trial
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Circulation
- Vol. 101 (2) , 125-130
- https://doi.org/10.1161/01.cir.101.2.125
Abstract
Background—Although improved epicardial blood flow (as assessed with either TIMI flow grades or TIMI frame count) has been related to reduced mortality after administration of thrombolytic drugs, t...Keywords
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