Mechanical Ventilation and Clinical Outcomes in Patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction: A Retrospective Observational Study.

PURPOSE:Patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) and respiratory impairment may be treated with either invasive or non-invasive mechanical ventilation (MV). However, there has been little testing of non-invasive MV in the setting of AMI. Our objective was to evaluate the incidence and associa...

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Main Authors: Antonio Eduardo P Pesaro, Marcelo Katz, Jason N Katz, Carmen Sílvia Valente Barbas, Marcia R Makdisse, Alessandra G Correa, Marcelo Franken, Carolina Pereira, Carlos V Serrano, Renato D Lopes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4792462?pdf=render