Few with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction are diagnosed within 10 minutes from first medical contact, and women have longer delay times than men.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Previous reports have questioned the feasibility and gender equality of obtaining a prehospital ECG within 10 minutes of ambulance arrival for patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). The main objective of this study was to investigate the proportion of STEMI patients with a prehospital ECG within 10 minutes of ambulance arrival. The secondary objective was to study the gender differences in delay times in prehospital STEMI care.

Methods

This study was a retrospective study based on 539 patients with STEMI at the investigating hospital. Ambulance and medical charts, as well as the national quality registry "SWEDEHEART", were reviewed for each patient for demographics and time information.

Results

A prehospital ECG was obtained withi

SUBMITTER: Muhrbeck J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6948248 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature