title: [Acute myocardial infarction and thrombolysis: analysis of the delay in arrival at the hospital].
abstract: Since the duration of precordial pain plays a key role in the indication for thrombolytic treatment in acute myocardial infarction, a retrospective study was made of the last 200 infarctions at Monthey Hospital with particular reference to the factors influencing this duration (distance, type of transport, prior intervention by a physician, loss of time in hospital). These factors were compared with other studies, and ways of influencing the time factor are proposed.
authors.affiliation: Département de médecine interne, CHUV, Lausanne.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Coutaz
authors.forename: F L
authors.initials: FL
authors.lastname: Laurencet
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Delaloye
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Rutishauser
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003710:Demography; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000188:drug therapy*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D015912:Thrombolytic Therapy; D013997:Time Factors; D014187:Transportation of Patients
vernacular_title: Infarctus aigu du myocarde et thrombolyse: analyse du délai d'arrivée à l'hôpital.