Implementation of a pre-hospital network favoring primary angioplasty in STEMI to reduce mortality: The Algarve Project

Objective: To analyze the impact of reperfusion by either primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PPCI) or fibrinolysis, and mortality rates of a pre-hospital fast-track network for treating patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). Methods and Results: A pre-hospital network for...

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Main Authors: Veloso Gomes, Victor Brandão, Jorge Mimoso, Paula Gago, Joana Trigo, Walter Santos, Nuno Marques, Rui Candeias, Salomé Pereira, Vasco Marques, Ana Camacho, Ilídio de Jesus
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2012-03-01
Series:Revista Portuguesa de Cardiologia
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0870255112000145