From theory to practice: Implementation of pre-hospital electrocardiogram transmission in ST-elevation myocardial infarction - A multicenter experience

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Volumn 22, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 520-525

  Adams, George ^a   Abusaid, Ghassan ^a   Lee, Benjamin ^a   Maynard, Charles ^a   Campbell, Paul ^a   Wagner, Galen ^a   Barbagelata, Alejandro ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

PCI; pre hospital ECG; reperfusion; STEMI

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DEVICE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART MUSCLE PERFUSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT TRANSPORT; REPERFUSION; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; TIME;

AGED; ANGIOPLASTY, BALLOON, CORONARY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICE COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 79251483180     PISSN: 10423931     EISSN: 15572501     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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