Open AccessManagement of acute myocardial infarction 1990: A perspective
Author(s) -
Vogel John H. K.
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
clinical cardiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.263
H-Index - 72
eISSN - 1932-8737
pISSN - 0160-9289
DOI - 10.1002/clc.4960140104
Subject(s) - medicine , myocardial infarction , intensive care medicine , perspective (graphical) , medical emergency , cardiology , computer science , artificial intelligence
Rising costs have reached a point at which physicians must assume a major role in dealing with the cost of medicine. Little information is available regarding actual practice at the community hospital level. In order to develop some insight on this issue, a survey of cardiovascular specialists was conducted regarding management of acute myocardial infarction in 1990. The results indicate a major lack of correlation between efficacy, cost, and practice patterns in terms of current knowledge. Perhaps legal concerns have contributed to these current practice patterns. Clearly, aside from choice of thrombolytic agent and/or PTCA, early treatment of acute myocardial infarction has emerged as a most important factor in reducing mortality.