The Pre-Hospital Electrocardiogram and Time to Reperfusion in Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction, 2000–2002 Findings From the National Registry of Myocardial Infarction-4
Curtis JP, Portnay EL, Wang Y, McNamara RL, Herrin J, Bradley EH, Magid DJ, Blaney ME, Canto JG, Krumholz HM. The Pre-Hospital Electrocardiogram and Time to Reperfusion in Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction, 2000–2002 Findings From the National Registry of Myocardial Infarction-4. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2006, 47: 1544-1552. PMID: 16630989, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2005.10.077.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsST-segment elevation myocardial infarctionPre-hospital electrocardiogramPrimary percutaneous coronary interventionMyocardial infarction 4Mean doorReperfusion timeHospital characteristicsNational registryTreatment of STEMILimited contemporary informationElevation myocardial infarctionPercutaneous coronary interventionBundle branch blockAcute reperfusionECG usePCI cohortReperfusion therapyBalloon timeCoronary interventionFibrinolytic therapyTherapy cohortMyocardial infarctionBranch blockNational guidelinesDrug timeRelation Between Hospital Specialization With Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention and Clinical Outcomes in ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction
Nallamothu BK, Wang Y, Magid DJ, McNamara RL, Herrin J, Bradley EH, Bates ER, Pollack CV, Krumholz HM. Relation Between Hospital Specialization With Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention and Clinical Outcomes in ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction. Circulation 2006, 113: 222-229. PMID: 16401769, DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.105.578195.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsST-segment elevation myocardial infarctionElevation myocardial infarctionHospital mortalityBalloon timePPCI volumeFibrinolytic therapyClinical outcomesMyocardial infarctionPrimary percutaneous coronary intervention capabilityPercutaneous coronary intervention capabilityPrimary percutaneous coronary interventionHierarchical multivariable regressionMyocardial infarction 4Hospital-level factorsPercutaneous coronary interventionHospital specializationSTEMI patientsCoronary interventionHighest quartileShorter doorHospital characteristicsNational registryLowest quartileRelative riskMultivariable regression