International Journal of Cardiology
Volume 129, Issue 3 , Pages 325-332 , 13 October 2008

Lower mortality after prehospital recognition and treatment followed by fast tracking to coronary care compared with admittance via emergency department in patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction

  • Angela Bång

      Affiliations

    • Prehospital Research Centre, University Collage of Borås, Borås, Sweden
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  • Lars Grip

      Affiliations

    • Institution of Internal Medicine, Department of Metabolism and Cardiovascular research, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Göteborg, Sweden
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  • Johan Herlitz

      Affiliations

    • Institution of Internal Medicine, Department of Metabolism and Cardiovascular research, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Göteborg, Sweden
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author.
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  • Stefan Kihlgren

      Affiliations

    • Institution of Internal Medicine, Department of Metabolism and Cardiovascular research, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Göteborg, Sweden
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  • Thomas Karlsson

      Affiliations

    • Institution of Internal Medicine, Department of Metabolism and Cardiovascular research, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Göteborg, Sweden
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  • Kenneth Caidahl

      Affiliations

    • Department of Clinical Physiology, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Göteborg, and Karolinska Institution, Stockholm, Sweden
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  • Marianne Hartford

      Affiliations

    • Institution of Internal Medicine, Department of Metabolism and Cardiovascular research, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Göteborg, Sweden
    • Astra Zeneca R&D, Mölndal, Sweden

Received 1 November 2006 ,Revised 12 July 2007 ,Accepted 22 September 2007.

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PII: S0167-5273(07)01657-9

doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2007.09.001

International Journal of Cardiology
Volume 129, Issue 3 , Pages 325-332 , 13 October 2008

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