Integration of a local into a regional primary angioplasty action plan (the Catalan Codi Infart network) reduces time to reperfusion

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 168, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 4354-4357

  Rodriguez Leor, Oriol ^a,b   Fernandez Nofrerias, Eduard ^a   Mauri, Josepa ^a   Carrillo, Xavier ^a   Salvatella, Neus ^a   Curos, Antoni ^a   Serra, Jordi ^a   Oliete, Carolina ^a   Rivas, Carmen ^a   Bayes Genis, Antoni ^a,b  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI GERMANS TRIAS I PUJOL   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Network; Primary PCI; Registry; Reperfusion; STEMI

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ANGIOPLASTY; BLOOD CLOT LYSIS; CODI INFART NETWORK; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOOR TO DEVICE TIME; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEART MUSCLE REPERFUSION; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL NETWORK; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; THERAPY DELAY; TIME TO TREATMENT; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPAIN; TIME; TRANSLUMINAL CORONARY ANGIOPLASTY;

ANGIOPLASTY, BALLOON, CORONARY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PATIENT CARE MANAGEMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPAIN; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84886284200     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: 18741754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2013.05.071     Document Type: Article

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