• Title of article

    Relation of Interhospital Delay and Mortality in Patients With ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction Transferred for Primary Coronary Angioplasty

  • Author/Authors

    De Luca، نويسنده , , Giuseppe and Ernst، نويسنده , , Nicolette and Suryapranata، نويسنده , , Harry and Ottervanger، نويسنده , , Jan Paul and Hoorntje، نويسنده , , Jan C.A. and Gosselink، نويسنده , , A.T. Marcel and Dambrink، نويسنده , , Jan-Henk and de Boer، نويسنده , , Menko-Jan and vanʹt Hof، نويسنده , , Arnoud W.J.، نويسنده ,

  • Issue Information
    روزنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2005
  • Pages
    3
  • From page
    1361
  • To page
    1363
  • Abstract
    The aim of the present study was to evaluate the impact of interhospital delay on mortality in 616 patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction transferred for primary angioplasty to our hospital. Longer interhospital delay was associated with impaired perfusion, larger infarct size, and higher 1-year mortality (adjusted RR 1.5, 95% confidence interval 1.07 to 2.12; p = 0.019). These results suggest that in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction transferred for primary angioplasty, all efforts should be made to reduce time to treatment.
  • Journal title
    American Journal of Cardiology
  • Serial Year
    2005
  • Journal title
    American Journal of Cardiology
  • Record number

    1899227