Characteristics and management of acute ST-segment elevation myocardial infarctions occurring in ski resorts in the French Alps: Impact of an acute coronary care network

Archives of Cardiovascular Diseases

Volumn 103, Issue 8-9, 2010, Pages 460-468

  Chacornac, Mathieu ^a   Baronne Rochette, Gilles ^a   Schmidt, Marie Hélne ^a   Savary, Dominique ^b   Habold, Daniel ^c   Bouvaist, Hélne ^a   Marliere, Stéphanie ^a   Belle, Loic ^b   MacHecourt, Jacques ^a   Vanzetto, Gérald ^a  

^a GRENOBLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^b Annecy Hospital   (France)

^c Chambery Hospital   (France)

Author keywords

Acute myocardial infarction; Altitude; Emergency care network; Percutaneous coronary intervention; Thrombolysis

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; CLOPIDOGREL; FIBRINOGEN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; HEPARIN;

ADULT; ALTITUDE; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOT LYSIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY CARE UNIT; DISEASE DURATION; EMERGENCY CARE; FEMALE; FRANCE; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEART ARREST; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; SKIING; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; SURVIVAL; THERAPY DELAY;

AGED; ALTITUDE; ANGIOPLASTY, BALLOON, CORONARY; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE, INTEGRATED; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FEMALE; FRANCE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PHYSICAL EXERTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REGISTRIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SEASONS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SKIING; SURVIVAL RATE; THROMBOLYTIC THERAPY; TIME FACTORS; TRANSPORTATION OF PATIENTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 78449286912     PISSN: 18752136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.acvd.2010.09.002     Document Type: Article

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