Diversion of ST-elevation myocardial infarction patients for primary angioplasty based on wireless prehospital 12-lead electrocardiographic transmission directly to the cardiologist's handheld computer: A progress report

Journal of Electrocardiology

Volumn 38, Issue 4 SUPPL., 2005, Pages 194-198

  Clemmensen, Peter ^a,e   Sejersten, Maria ^a   Sillesen, Martin ^a   Hampton, David ^b   Wagner, Galen S ^c   Loumann Nielsen, Søren ^d  

^a Mental Health Services CPH   (Denmark)

^b Medtronic   (United States)

^c DUKE CLINICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d The Mobile Emergency Care Unit   (Denmark)

^e Rigshospitalet   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Acute myocardial infarction; Prehospital ECG; Primary angioplasty; Telemedicine

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; CLOPIDOGREL; GLYCERYL TRINITRATE; HEPARIN;

ADULT; AGED; AMBULANCE; CARDIOGENIC SHOCK; CARDIOLOGY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART INFARCTION; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HEART RUPTURE; HOSPITAL; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MICROCOMPUTER; MULTICENTER STUDY; OXYGEN THERAPY; PERCUTANEOUS TRANSLUMINAL ANGIOPLASTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; THORAX PAIN;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANGIOPLASTY, TRANSLUMINAL, PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY; AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING; COMPUTERS, HANDHELD; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PATIENT TRANSFER; SIGNAL PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; TELEMEDICINE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 26444543248     PISSN: 00220736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jelectrocard.2005.06.035     Document Type: Conference Paper

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