Implementation of primary angioplasty in Europe: Stent for Life initiative progress report

Result code in IS VaVaI

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Alternative codes found

RIV/00064173:_____/12:43896701

Result on the web

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.4244/EIJV8I1A7" target="_blank" >http://dx.doi.org/10.4244/EIJV8I1A7</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.4244/EIJV8I1A7" target="_blank" >10.4244/EIJV8I1A7</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Implementation of primary angioplasty in Europe: Stent for Life initiative progress report

Original language description

Primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PPCI) is the recommended treatment for patients with acute ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). Despite substantial evidence of its effectiveness, a 2007 study reported that only 40-45% of European STEMI patients were treated with PPCI, with large variations in treatment availability between countries. In 2008, the Stem for Life (SFL) initiative was launched by the European Association of Percutaneous Cardiovascular Interventions and EuroPCR inpartnership with the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Working Group on Acute Cardiac Care and country-specific national cardiac societies. The aim is to promote the prioritisation of percutaneous coronary intervention treatment towards those who willbenefit most, namely STEMI patients. The following countries are currently participating: Bulgaria, Egypt, France, Greece, Italy, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Spain and Turkey. Methods and results: Since SFL was launched, several activitie

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_x - Unclassified - Peer-reviewed scientific article (Jimp, Jsc and Jost)

CEP classification

FA - Cardiovascular diseases including cardio-surgery

OECD FORD branch

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Project

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Continuities

N - Vyzkumna aktivita podporovana z neverejnych zdroju

Publication year

2012

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

EuroIntervention

ISSN

1774-024X

e-ISSN

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Volume of the periodical

8

Issue of the periodical within the volume

1

Country of publishing house

FR - FRANCE

Number of pages

8

Pages from-to

35-42

UT code for WoS article

000305593300007

EID of the result in the Scopus database

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