Times to treatment in transfer patients undergoing primary percutaneous coronary intervention in the United States: National Registry of Myocardial Infarction (NRMI)-3/4 analysis

Circulation

Volumn 111, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 761-767

  Nallamothu, Brahmajee K ^a,b   Bates, Eric R ^b   Herrin, Jeph ^c   Wang, Yongfei ^d   Bradley, Elizabeth H ^d   Krumholz, Harlan M ^d  

^a VA ANN ARBOR HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c Flying Buttress Associates   (United States)

^d YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Angioplasty; Catheterization; Health policy; Myocardial infarction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BALLOON; COMORBIDITY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; FIBRINOLYTIC THERAPY; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTER; RURAL AREA; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TEACHING HOSPITAL; THORAX PAIN; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

AGED; ANGIOPLASTY, BALLOON; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PATIENT TRANSFER; REGISTRIES; TIME FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 13844275557     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.CIR.0000155258.44268.F8     Document Type: Article

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