Impact of a nationwide public campaign on delays and outcome in Swiss patients with acute coronary syndrome

European Journal of Preventive Cardiology

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 297-304

  Naegeli, Barbara ^a   Radovanovic, Dragana ^b   Rickli, Hans ^c   Erne, Paul ^d   Seifert, Burkhardt ^b   Duvoisin, Nicole ^b   Pedrazzini, Giovanni ^e   Urban, Philip ^f   Bertel, Osmund ^a  

^a KLINIK IM PARK   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c CANTONAL HOSPITAL ST GALLEN   (Switzerland)

^d Division of Cardiology Kantonsspital Luzern   (Switzerland)

^e DIVISION OF CARDIOLOGY   (Switzerland)

^f LA TOUR HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

acute coronary syndrome; outcome; pre hospital delays; Public campaign; resuscitation

Indexed keywords

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NON ST SEGMENT ELEVATION MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; RESUSCITATION; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; SWITZERLAND; UNSTABLE ANGINA PECTORIS;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AWARENESS; CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; ODDS RATIO; PATIENT ADMISSION; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECURRENCE; REGISTRIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; STROKE; SWITZERLAND; TIME FACTORS; TRANSPORTATION OF PATIENTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79959221154     PISSN: 20474873     EISSN: 20474881     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1741826710389386     Document Type: Article

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