From: DailyQuestion@...
Date: June 14, 2009 4:11:42 AM PDT
To: glennskow@...
Subject: EMedHome Question of the Day

The EMedHome Question of the Day is:

Emphasis in reperfusion therapy for acute MI has shifted from fibrinolysis to percutaneous coronary intervention.  What portion of AMI patients in the US present to hospitals without ready access to PCI?

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The Answer is:

60% - 70% of AMI patients in the US present to hospitals without ready access to PCI (Annals of EM, 6/09, pg. 742).


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