The effect of direct communication between emergency physicians and interventional cardiologists on door to balloon times in STEMI

Journal of Korean Medical Science

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 706-710

  Kwak, Min Ji ^b   Kim, Kyuseok ^a   Joong, Eui Rhee ^a   Jung, Ho Shin ^a   Gil, Joon Suh ^b   Jo, Young Seok ^a   Youn, Tae Jin ^a   Chung, Woo Young ^a   Chae, In Ho ^a   Choi, Dong Ju ^a   Lee, Christopher C ^c   Singer, Adam J ^c  

^a Seoul National University Bundang Hospital   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University Hospital   (South Korea)

^c STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Electrocardiography; Myocardial infarction; Reperfusion

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN; TIME; TRANSLUMINAL CORONARY ANGIOPLASTY;

AGED; ANGIOPLASTY, TRANSLUMINAL, PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY; COMMUNICATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PHYSICIANS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 50449098148     PISSN: 10118934     EISSN: 15986357     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3346/jkms.2008.23.4.706     Document Type: Article

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