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Intramyocardial Cell Delivery: Observations in Murine Hearts
Published on: January 24, 2014
[The mobile coronary unit in Basel. Report on its use in 1974]
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Mobile coronary care units significantly reduce pre-hospital mortality for myocardial infarction patients. However, this early benefit does not translate to improved in-hospital survival rates compared to conventional transport.
Area of Science:
- Cardiology
- Emergency Medicine
- Public Health
Abstract:
A comparative study has been conducted in two groups of patients with fresh myocardial infarction: 168 brought to the hospital by mobile coronary care unit and 200 hospitalized by the conventional patient transport system. Pre-hospital mortality differed markedly (8.6% in the former group and 26.5% in the latter) but there was no difference in hospital mortality (17.7 vs. 19.8%). The possible implications of these findings are discussed.
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