Effect of emergency department in-hospital tele-electrocardiographic triage and interventional cardiologist activation of the infarct team on door-to-balloon times in st-segment-elevation acute myocardial infarction

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 107, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1430-1435

  Chen, Kuan Chun ^a,c   Yen, David Hung Tsang ^a,b   Chen, Chen De ^c   Young, Mason Shing ^c   Yin, Wei Hsian ^a,c  

^a NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c CHENG HSIN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANGIOTENSIN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR;

ADULT; AORTA BALLOON; ARTICLE; CARDIOGENIC SHOCK; CARDIOLOGIST; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY ARTERY SURGERY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY WARD; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; EXTRACORPOREAL OXYGENATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE MANPOWER; HEART MASSAGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOBILE PHONE; PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; TELE ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHIC TRIAGE; TREATMENT DURATION;

ANGIOPLASTY, BALLOON, CORONARY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; TELEMEDICINE; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRIAGE;

EID: 79955586100     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2011.01.015     Document Type: Article

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