Abstract
A 58-year-old man has chest pain at 9:30 a.m.; 3 hours later, he calls for an ambulance. Paramedics arrive, provide standard treatment, and transport him to the nearest emergency department. On his arrival at a small hospital at 1 p.m., the findings are diagnostic of a myocardial infarction with ST-segment elevation. The emergency department physician recommends immediate transfer to a hospital 1 hour away for primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI).
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 47-54 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | New England Journal of Medicine |
Volume | 356 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jan 4 2007 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Medicine(all)