The American Journal of Medicine
Volume 120, Issue 8 , Pages 693.e1-693.e8 , August 2007

Acute Reperfusion Therapy in ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction from 1994-2003

  • Brahmajee K. Nallamothu, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Health Services Research and Development Center of Excellence, Ann Arbor VA Medical Center, Ann Arbor, Mich
    • Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Disease, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Mich
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  • Martha E. Blaney, PharmD

      Affiliations

    • Genentech, Inc., South San Francisco, Calif
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  • Susan M. Morris, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Genentech, Inc., South San Francisco, Calif
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  • Lori Parsons, BS

      Affiliations

    • Ovation Research, Inc., Edmonds, Wash
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  • Dave P. Miller, MS

      Affiliations

    • Ovation Research, Inc., Edmonds, Wash
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  • John G. Canto, MD, MSPH

      Affiliations

    • Center for Cardiovascular Prevention, Research, and Education, Watson Clinic, Lakeland, Fla
    • Divisions of Cardiovascular Diseases and Preventive Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham
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  • Hal V. Barron, MD

      Affiliations

    • Genentech, Inc., South San Francisco, Calif
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  • Harlan M. Krumholz, MD, SM

      Affiliations

    • Section of Cardiovascular Medicine and the Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholars Program, Department of Medicine, Section of Health Policy and Administration, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Conn
    • Center for Outcomes Research and Evaluation, Yale-New Haven Hospital, New Haven, Conn.
    • Corresponding Author InformationRequests for reprints should be addressed to Harlan M. Krumholz, MD, SM, 333 Cedar St., Room I-456 SHM, PO Box 208088, New Haven, CT 06520-8088.
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  • National Registry of Myocardial Infarction Investigators

  • Image Result

    Flow diagram displaying criteria for selection of study population.

    Flow diagram displaying criteria for selection of study population.

  • Image Result

    Unadjusted and adjusted rates of receiving acute reperfusion therapy in patients with STEMI.

    Unadjusted and adjusted rates of receiving acute reperfusion therapy in patients with STEMI.

  • Image Result

    Adjusted rates of receiving acute reperfusion therapy in key patient subgroups.

    Adjusted rates of receiving acute reperfusion therapy in key patient subgroups.

 This project was supported by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (R01 HS072575). Genentech, Inc. (South San Francisco, CA) approved the study and provided access to National Registry of Myocardial Infarction (NRMI) data without charge.

PII: S0002-9343(07)00240-9

doi: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2007.01.028

The American Journal of Medicine
Volume 120, Issue 8 , Pages 693.e1-693.e8 , August 2007

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