Impact of a Rural Regional Myocardial Infarction System of Care in Wyoming

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Study of time-to-treatment for patients experiencing ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction heart attacks in Wyoming, a rural, frontier state. Examines data from 11 hospitals capable of providing primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), 4 of which are in Wyoming and 7 in surrounding states, looking at rates of PCI and other treatment strategies. Discusses cooperation between hospitals and emergency medical services and implications for statewide efforts in rural areas.

James R. Langabeer II, Derek T. Smith, Marylou Cardenas-Turanzas, et al.

Journal of the American Heart Association, 5(5), e003392

05/2016

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