Costas T. Lambrew

TL;DR: The relationship in this study between increased mortality and delay in door-to-balloon time longer than 2 hours (present in nearly 50% of this cohort) suggests that physicians and health care systems should work to minimize door- to- balloon times and that door- To-Balloon time should be considered when choosing a reperfusion strategy.

TL;DR: It is concluded that a multi-institutional, regional model for the continuous improvement of surgical care is feasible and effective and may have applications in other settings.

TL;DR: The finding of a murmur before the age of 1 year in 9 of the 64 patients, and the reports of IHSS in a stillborn baby and in several infants, as well as the association of IhSS with congenital cardiac malformations, all support the concept that the disease may, at least in some instances, be congenital.

TL;DR: It is suggested that patients without chest pain on presentation represent a large segment of the myocardial infarction population and are at increased risk for delays in seeking medical attention, less aggressive treatments, and in-hospital mortality.

TL;DR: The NRMI data demonstrate that the recommendations of recent clinical trials and published guidelines are being implemented, resulting in more rapid administration of intravenous thrombolytic therapy, increasing use of primary angioplasty and more frequent use of adjunctive therapies known to reduce mortality, and may be contributing to the higher prevalence of non-Q wave infarctions, shorter hospital stays and lower hospital mortality.