Rates of Cardiac Catheterization Cancelation for ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction After Activation by Emergency Medical Services or Emergency Physicians | Zendy

J. Lee Garvey | Zendy; Lisa Monk | Zendy; Christopher B. Granger | Zendy; Jonathan R. Studnek | Zendy; Mayme L. Roettig | Zendy; Claire C. Corbett | Zendy; James G. Jollis | Zendy

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Rates of Cardiac Catheterization Cancelation for ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction After Activation by Emergency Medical Services or Emergency Physicians

Author(s) -

J. Lee Garvey,

Lisa Monk,

Christopher B. Granger,

Jonathan R. Studnek,

Mayme L. Roettig,

Claire C. Corbett,

James G. Jollis

Publication year - 2011

Publication title -

circulation

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 7.795

H-Index - 607

eISSN - 1524-4539

pISSN - 0009-7322

DOI - 10.1161/circulationaha.110.007039

Subject(s) - medicine , myocardial infarction , cardiac catheterization , emergency department , door to balloon , percutaneous coronary intervention , interventional cardiology , cardiology , emergency medical services , medical emergency , emergency medicine , primary angioplasty , nursing

For patients with an acute ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction, cardiac catheterization laboratory (CCL) activation by emergency medical technicians or emergency physicians has been shown to substantially reduce treatment times. One drawback to this approach involves overtriage, whereby CCL staffs are activated for patients who ultimately do not require emergent coronary angiography or for patients who undergo angiography but are not found to have coronary artery occlusion.

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