Systems of care have been established to optimize treatment of ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) occurring out of hospital, but not for patients in hospital. Unfavourable clinical characteristics of patients, combined with suboptimal strategies for diagnosis and treatment, mean that inpatient STEMI is associated with high mortality. Eliminating system delays and increasing use of reperfusion therapy could improve outcomes for inpatient STEMI.
- Xuming Dai
- Prashant Kaul
- George A. Stouffer
