The role of prehospital electrocardiograms in the recognition of ST-segment elevation myocardial infarctions and reperfusion times

Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 202-207

  Kerem, Yaniv ^a   Eastvold, Joshua S ^b   Faragoi, Deann ^c   Strasburger, Diana ^c   Motzny, Sean E ^c   Kulstad, Erik B ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b Mercy Medical Center   (United States)

^c ADVOCATE CHRIST MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

acute coronary syndrome; ECG; prehospital; reperfusion; STEMI

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ANGIOPLASTY; ARTICLE; CARDIAC PATIENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART MUSCLE REPERFUSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; TEACHING HOSPITAL; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WIRELESS COMMUNICATION;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ECG; PREHOSPITAL; REPERFUSION; STEMI;

ADULT; ANGIOPLASTY, BALLOON, CORONARY; CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; MYOCARDIAL REPERFUSION INJURY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME-TO-TREATMENT;

EID: 84892963538     PISSN: 07364679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2013.08.084     Document Type: Article

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