Utilization and Impact of Pre-Hospital Electrocardiograms for Patients With Acute ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction. Data From the NCDR (National Cardiovascular Data Registry) ACTION (Acute Coronary Treatment and Intervention Outcomes Network) Registry

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 161-166

  Diercks, Deborah B ^a   Kontos, Michael C ^b   Chen, Anita Y ^c   Pollack Jr , Charles V ^d   Wiviott, Stephen D ^e   Rumsfeld, John S ^f   Magid, David J ^f   Gibler, W Brian ^g   Cannon, Christopher P ^e   Peterson, Eric D ^c   Roe, Matthew T ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d PENNSYLVANIA HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO HOSPITAL   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

myocardial infarction; pre hospital electrocardiogram; reperfusion

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; CLOPIDOGREL; FIBRINOGEN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST;

ADULT; ARTERY DISEASE; ARTICLE; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DYSLIPIDEMIA; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FIBRINOLYTIC THERAPY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEART DISEASE; HEART INFARCTION; HEART MUSCLE REPERFUSION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PATIENT CARE; PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK REDUCTION; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION MYOCARDIAL INFRACTION; THORAX PAIN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; ANGIOPLASTY, TRANSLUMINAL, PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FEMALE; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENTS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; MYOCARDIAL REPERFUSION; REGISTRIES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 58149199898     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2008.09.030     Document Type: Article

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