American Journal of Cardiology
Volume 98, Issue 10 , Pages 1329-1333 , 15 November 2006

Comparison of Early Mortality of Paramedic-Diagnosed ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction With Immediate Transport to a Designated Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Center to That of Similar Patients Transported to the Nearest Hospital

  • Michel R. Le May, MD

      Affiliations

    • University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author: Tel: 613-761-4223; fax: 613-761-4690.
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  • Richard F. Davies, MD

      Affiliations

    • University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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  • Richard Dionne, MD

      Affiliations

    • Ottawa Base-Hospital, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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  • Justin Maloney, MD

      Affiliations

    • Ottawa Base-Hospital, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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  • John Trickett, RN

      Affiliations

    • Ottawa Base-Hospital, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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  • Derek So, MD

      Affiliations

    • University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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  • Andrew Ha, MD

      Affiliations

    • University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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  • Heather Sherrard, RN

      Affiliations

    • University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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  • Chris Glover, MD

      Affiliations

    • University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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  • Jean-François Marquis, MD

      Affiliations

    • University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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  • Edward R. O’Brien, MD

      Affiliations

    • University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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  • Ian G. Stiell, MD

      Affiliations

    • Ottawa Hospital Emergency Department, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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  • Pierre Poirier, ACP

      Affiliations

    • Ottawa Paramedic Service, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
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  • Marino Labinaz, MD

      Affiliations

    • University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Received 18 April 2006 ,Revised 7 June 2006 ,Accepted 7 June 2006.

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PII: S0002-9149(06)01511-6

doi: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2006.06.019

American Journal of Cardiology
Volume 98, Issue 10 , Pages 1329-1333 , 15 November 2006

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