American Heart Journal
Volume 155, Issue 6 , Pages 1059-1067 , June 2008

Achieving rapid reperfusion with primary percutaneous coronary intervention remains a challenge: Insights from American Heart Association's Get With the Guidelines program

  • Rajendra H. Mehta, MD, MS

      Affiliations

    • Duke Clinical Research Institute and Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC
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  • Vincent J. Bufalino, MD

      Affiliations

    • Midwest Heart Specialists, Lombard, IL
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Vincent Bufalino, MD, 801 S Washington 4th Floor, Edward Heart Hospital, Naperville, IL 60540.
    • ,
  • Wenqin Pan, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Duke Clinical Research Institute and Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC
    • ,
  • Adrian F. Hernandez, MD

      Affiliations

    • Duke Clinical Research Institute and Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC
    • ,
  • Christopher P. Cannon, MD

      Affiliations

    • Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA
    • ,
  • Gregg C. Fonarow, MD

      Affiliations

    • UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA
    • ,
  • Eric D. Peterson, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Duke Clinical Research Institute and Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC
    • ,
  • on behalf of the American Heart Association Get With the Guidelines Investigators

Received 12 November 2007 ,Accepted 17 January 2008.

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 Funding source: Get With the Guidelines-CAD is sponsored by the American Heart Association with funding in part from an unrestricted education grant from the Merck-Schering Plough Partnership.

PII: S0002-8703(08)00056-2

doi: 10.1016/j.ahj.2008.01.010

American Heart Journal
Volume 155, Issue 6 , Pages 1059-1067 , June 2008

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