Very rapid treatment of ST-segment-elevation myocardial infarction: utilizing prehospital electrocardiograms to bypass the emergency department

Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes. 2010 Jul;3(4):431-7. doi: 10.1161/CIRCOUTCOMES.110.942631.

Authors

Kenneth W Baran¹, Kathryn A Kamrowski, Jay J Westwater, Victor H Tschida, Charles F Alexander, Margaret M Beahrs, Thomas A Biggs, Patrick T Koller, Brian D Mahoney, Sara T Murray, Thomas E Raya, Peter K Rusterholz, Uma S Valeti, Thomas A Wiberg

Affiliation

¹ Interventional Cardiology Research, St Paul Heart Clinic, St Paul, MN 55102, USA. kbaran@stphc.com

PMID: 20647577
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCOUTCOMES.110.942631

No abstract available

MeSH terms

American Heart Association
Angioplasty*
Brugada Syndrome*
Competency-Based Education
Emergency Medical Services / methods
Emergency Medical Services / trends
Guideline Adherence
Health Personnel
Humans
Myocardial Infarction / diagnosis*
Myocardial Infarction / mortality
Myocardial Infarction / physiopathology
Myocardial Infarction / surgery*
Patient Transfer
Physician's Role
Practice Guidelines as Topic*
Program Evaluation
Survival Analysis
United States