Association of STEMI regionalization of care with de facto NSTEMI regionalization
Montoy JCC, Shen YC, Krumholz HM, Hsia RY. Association of STEMI regionalization of care with de facto NSTEMI regionalization. American Heart Journal 2021, 242: 1-5. PMID: 34274313, PMCID: PMC8568654, DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2021.07.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-ST elevation myocardial infarctionST-elevation myocardial infarctionElevation myocardial infarctionMyocardial infarctionPercutaneous coronary intervention-capable hospitalsPCI-capable hospitalsRegionalization of careCapable hospitalsSTEMI regionalizationPatient volumeHospitalInfarctionPatientsCareRegionalization programImpact of ST‐Segment–Elevation Myocardial Infarction Regionalization Programs on the Treatment and Outcomes of Patients Diagnosed With Non–ST‐Segment–Elevation Myocardial Infarction
Montoy JCC, Shen Y, Brindis RG, Krumholz HM, Hsia RY. Impact of ST‐Segment–Elevation Myocardial Infarction Regionalization Programs on the Treatment and Outcomes of Patients Diagnosed With Non–ST‐Segment–Elevation Myocardial Infarction. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2021, 10: e016932. PMID: 33470136, PMCID: PMC7955417, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.120.016932.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overCaliforniaCoronary AngiographyEarly DiagnosisElectrocardiographyFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHospitalizationHumansMaleMiddle AgedNon-ST Elevated Myocardial InfarctionPercutaneous Coronary InterventionPrognosisProgram EvaluationRegistriesRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsST Elevation Myocardial InfarctionSurvival RateTreatment OutcomeConceptsOutcomes of patientsEarly angiographyMyocardial infarctionST segmentST-segment elevation myocardial infarctionSegment elevation myocardial infarctionProportion of patientsElevation myocardial infarctionRisk of deathRisk of mortalityRegionalization programIndex admissionEmergency departmentRegionalized careNonfederal hospitalsMAIN OUTCOMETimely carePatientsAngiographyOverall populationNSTEMIInfarctionStudy periodMortalityCare