Prevalence and Factors Associated With False-Positive ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction Diagnoses at Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention–Capable Centers | Zendy

James M. McCabe | Zendy; Ehrin J. Armstrong | Zendy; Ashwini Kulkarni | Zendy; Kurt S. Hoffmayer | Zendy; Prashant D. Bhave | Zendy; Sonia Garg | Zendy; Ateet Patel | Zendy; John S. MacGregor | Zendy; Priscilla Y. Hsue | Zendy; John C. Stein | Zendy; Scott Kinlay | Zendy; Patricia A. Ganz | Zendy

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Prevalence and Factors Associated With False-Positive ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction Diagnoses at Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention–Capable Centers

Author(s) -

James M. McCabe,

Ehrin J. Armstrong,

Ashwini Kulkarni,

Kurt S. Hoffmayer,

Prashant D. Bhave,

Sonia Garg,

Ateet Patel,

John S. MacGregor,

Priscilla Y. Hsue,

John C. Stein,

Scott Kinlay,

Patricia A. Ganz

Publication year - 2012

Publication title -

archives of internal medicine

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 1538-3679

pISSN - 0003-9926

DOI - 10.1001/archinternmed.2012.945

Subject(s) - medicine , myocardial infarction , percutaneous coronary intervention , cardiology , conventional pci , culprit , odds ratio , coronary artery disease , st segment , angina

Rapid activation of the cardiac catheterization laboratory for primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) improves outcomes for ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), but selected emphasis on minimizing time to reperfusion may lead to a greater frequency of false-positive activations.

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