STEMI time delays: a clinical perspective: Editorial comment on the article by Verweij et al. |
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| Authors: | M-J. de Boer F. Zijlstra |
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| Affiliation: | .Department of Cardiology, Radboud University Medical Center Nijmegen, Geert Grooteplein 10, 6525 GA Nijmegen, The Netherlands ;.Department of Cardiology, Erasmus Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands |
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| Abstract: | STEMI time delays have been introduced as a performance indicator or marker of quality of care. As they are only one part of a very complex medical process, one should be aware of concomitant issues that may be overlooked or even be more important with regard to clinical outcome of STEMI patients. In this overview we try to summarise the most important ones. |
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| Keywords: | Primary angioplasty STEMI Time delay Mortality Morbidity |
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