Improving Use of Prehospital 12-Lead Electrocardiography for Early Identification and Treatment of Acute Coronary Syndrome and ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction

BACKGROUND: Performance of Prehospital electrocardiograms (PH-ECGs) expedites identification of ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) and reduces door-to-balloon (D2B) times for patients receiving reperfusion therapy. To fully realize this benefit, emergency medical service (EMS) performance mu...

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Main Authors: Daudelin, Denise H., Sayah, Assaad J., Kwong, Manlik, Restuccia, Marc C., Porcaro, William A., Ruthazer, Robin, Goetz, Jessica D., Lane, William M., Beshansky, Joni R., Selker, Harry P.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: 2010
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3103142/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20484201
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1161/CIRCOUTCOMES.109.895045
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