Impact of the Type of First Medical Contact within a Guideline-Conform ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction Network: A Prospective Observational Registry Study.

AIMS:The impact of type of first medical contact (FMC) in the setting of a guideline conform metropolitan ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) network providing obligatory primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is unclear. METHODS AND RESULTS:3,312 patients were prospectively include...

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Main Authors: Roman Pfister, Samuel Lee, Kathrin Kuhr, Frank Baer, Wolfgang Fehske, Hans-Wilhelm Hoepp, Stephan Baldus, Guido Michels
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4892676?pdf=render