Prehospital delay and time to reperfusion therapy in ST elevation myocardial infarction

Prehospital delay and time to reperfusion therapy in ST elevation myocardial infarction

Background: Despite efforts aimed at reducing the prehospital delay and treatment delay, a considerable proportion of patients with ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) present late and receive the reperfusion therapy after unacceptably long time periods. This study aimed at finding out the pa...

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Main Authors: Linsha George, Lakshmi Ramamoorthy, Santhosh Satheesh, Rama Prakasha Saya, D. K. S. Subrahmanyam
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2017-01-01
Series:Journal of Emergencies, Trauma and Shock
Subjects:
Door-to-needle
door-to-primary percutaneous coronary intervention
myocardial infarction
prehospital delay
reperfusion therapy
Online Access:http://www.onlinejets.org/article.asp?issn=0974-2700;year=2017;volume=10;issue=2;spage=64;epage=69;aulast=George

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