Impact of telemedicine in STEMI care system: A five-year experience from Tamil Nadu, India.

ABSTRACT: Background & objectives Timely reperfusion reduces mortality in ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). Telemedicine and social media have been shown to improve STEMI care in community settings as reported previously. We established a government-sponsored STEMI care system in the State of Tamil Nadu with a goal of enhancing guideline-directed revascularisation (GDR) in STEMI. This study aimed to improve GDR by networking non-percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI)-capable hospitals with PCI capable hospitals in a hub-and-spoke model and implementing telemedicine through social media groups. Methods Eighteen Government medical college hospitals were provided cardiac catheterisation laboratories and linked to 188 Taluk and non-PCI capable Government hospitals forming 18 STEMI cl

SUBMITTER: Gnanaraj JP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12010787 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature