International Journal of Cardiology
Volume 152, Issue 3 , Pages 350-355 , 3 November 2011

Sex and age specific time patterns and long term time trends of pre-hospital delay of patients presenting with acute ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction

  • Karl-Heinz Ladwig

      Affiliations

    • Helmholtz Zentrum München, German Research Center for Environmental Health, Institute of Epidemiology, Neuherberg, Germany
    • Department of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, University Hospital rechts-der-Isar of the Technical University of Munich, Germany
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Institute of Epidemiology, Helmholtz National Research Centre for Environmental Health, Post Box 1129, 85764 Neuherberg, Germany. Tel.: +49 89 3187 3623; fax: +49 89 3187 3667.
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  • Christa Meisinger

      Affiliations

    • I. Med. Klinik, Hospital of Augsburg, Teaching Hospital of the Ludwig-Maximilians-University München, Augsburg, Germany
    • Hospital of Augsburg, MONICA/KORA Myocardial Infarction Registry, Augsburg, Germany
    • ,
  • Heiko Hymer

      Affiliations

    • Helmholtz Zentrum München, German Research Center for Environmental Health, Institute of Epidemiology, Neuherberg, Germany
    • ,
  • Kathrin Wolf

      Affiliations

    • Helmholtz Zentrum München, German Research Center for Environmental Health, Institute of Epidemiology, Neuherberg, Germany
    • ,
  • Margit Heier

      Affiliations

    • I. Med. Klinik, Hospital of Augsburg, Teaching Hospital of the Ludwig-Maximilians-University München, Augsburg, Germany
    • Hospital of Augsburg, MONICA/KORA Myocardial Infarction Registry, Augsburg, Germany
    • ,
  • Wolfgang von Scheidt

      Affiliations

    • I. Med. Klinik, Hospital of Augsburg, Teaching Hospital of the Ludwig-Maximilians-University München, Augsburg, Germany
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  • Bernhard Kuch

      Affiliations

    • I. Med. Klinik, Hospital of Augsburg, Teaching Hospital of the Ludwig-Maximilians-University München, Augsburg, Germany

Received 21 January 2010 ,Revised 6 July 2010 ,Accepted 6 August 2010.

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doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2010.08.003

International Journal of Cardiology
Volume 152, Issue 3 , Pages 350-355 , 3 November 2011

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