Annals of Emergency Medicine
Volume 55, Issue 5 , Pages 423-430 , May 2010

An Evaluation of the Accuracy of Emergency Physician Activation of the Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory for Patients With Suspected ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction

  • Michael C. Kontos, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Virginia Commonwealth University Health System, Richmond, VA
    • Department of Emergency Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University Health System, Richmond, VA
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress for correspondence: Michael C. Kontos, MD, Room 285 Gateway Building, Second Floor, PO Box 980051, 1200 E Marshall St, Richmond, VA 23298-0051; 804-828-9989, fax 804-828-3544
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  • Michael Christopher Kurz, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Emergency Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University Health System, Richmond, VA
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  • Charlotte S. Roberts, MSN

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Virginia Commonwealth University Health System, Richmond, VA
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  • Sarah E. Joyner, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Virginia Commonwealth University Health System, Richmond, VA
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  • Laura Kreisa, BSN

      Affiliations

    • Office of Performance Improvement, Virginia Commonwealth University Health System, Richmond, VA
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  • Joseph P. Ornato, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Emergency Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University Health System, Richmond, VA
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  • George W. Vetrovec, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Virginia Commonwealth University Health System, Richmond, VA

Received 17 January 2009 ,Revised 30 June 2009 ,Accepted 6 August 2009.

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 Supervising editor: Deborah B. Diercks, MD

 Author contributions: M. C. Kontos concieved of the study and wrote the initial article. M. C. Kontos, M. C. Kurz, CSR, SEJ, LK, and JPO assisted in data collection. M. C. Kontos, M. C. Kurz, CSR, SEJ, LK, JPO, and GWV assisted in data analysis and contributed to the revisions. M. C. Kontos takes responsibility for the paper as a whole.

 Funding and support: By Annals policy, all authors are required to disclose any and all commercial, financial, and other relationships in any way related to the subject of this article that might create any potential conflict of interest. The authors have stated that no such relationships exist. See the Manuscript Submission Agreement in this issue for examples of specific conflicts covered by this statement.

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 Publication date: Available online September 20, 2009.

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 Please see page 424 for the Editor's Capsule Summary of this article.

PII: S0196-0644(09)01437-1

doi: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2009.08.011

Annals of Emergency Medicine
Volume 55, Issue 5 , Pages 423-430 , May 2010

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