On- vs. off-hours admission of patients with ST-elevation acute myocardial infarction undergoing percutaneous coronary interventions: data from a tertiary university Brazilian hospital

Introduction: Early reperfusion therapy is crucial in patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). Off-hours hospital presentation may increase the time from pain to coronary reperfusion, and it may be responsible for increased cardiovascular outcomes. The aim of this study was to compa...

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Main Authors: Guilherme Pinheiro Machado, Gustavo Neves de Araujo, Stefani Mariani, Elvis Pellin Cassol, Felipe Homem Valle, Ana Maria Krepsky, Luiz Carlos Corsetti Bergoli, Sandro Cadaval Gonçalves, Rodrigo Wainstein, Marco Wainstein
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre ; Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS) 2018-04-01
Series:Clinical and Biomedical Research
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Online Access:http://seer.ufrgs.br/index.php/hcpa/article/view/75542