Circulation. Cardiovascular interventions
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Circ Cardiovasc Interv · Oct 2008
Multicenter StudyImplementation of guidelines for the treatment of acute ST-elevation myocardial infarction: the Cologne Infarction Model Registry.
The aim of the Köln (Cologne) Infarction Model is to examine the feasibility of obligatory treatment of ST-segment-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) by first-line percutaneous coronary intervention. ⋯ The Cologne Infarction Model provides evidence for the feasibility of obligatory treatment of STEMI by primary coronary intervention in a metropolitan setting. Acceptance of treatment pathways allowed nearly all STEMI patients to undergo coronary angiography. ECG competence of EMS was excellent. Treatment times were within postulated limits. Results, including mortality, were within a high quality range.