Journal article
Prehospital Delay in Patients With Acute Coronary Syndromes (from the Global Registry of Acute Coronary Events [GRACE])
Abstract
Duration of delay in seeking medical care in persons with symptoms of evolving acute myocardial infarction (AMI) is of current interest given the time-dependent benefits associated with early use of coronary reperfusion approaches. The objectives of this multinational study were to describe geographic variation in the extent of and factors associated with prehospital delay in patients enrolled in the GRACE study. Data were collected from 44,695 …
Authors
Goldberg RJ; Spencer FA; Fox KAA; Brieger D; Steg PG; Gurfinkel E; Dedrick R; Gore JM
Journal
The American Journal of Cardiology, Vol. 103, No. 5, pp. 598–603
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
3 2009
DOI
10.1016/j.amjcard.2008.10.038
ISSN
0002-9149