title: Myocardial infarction centres: the way forward.
abstract: In the era of primary PCI, a strategy of admitting patients to the nearest hospital should be obsolete. Instead, a prehospital diagnostic strategy should be implemented in order to: (1) refer patients directly to interventional centres, thereby eliminating delay at local hospitals; (2) alert the interventional centre, thereby reducing door to balloon times; (3) initiate adjunctive medication in the prehospital phase.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology B, Skejby University Hospital, DK-8200 Aarhus N, Denmark. henning.rud.andersen@iekf.au.dk
authors.forename: H R
authors.initials: HR
authors.lastname: Andersen
authors.forename: C J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Terkelsen
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Thuesen
authors.forename: L R
authors.initials: LR
authors.lastname: Krusell
authors.forename: S D
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Kristensen
authors.forename: H E
authors.initials: HE
authors.lastname: Bøtker
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Lassen
authors.forename: T T
authors.initials: TT
authors.lastname: Nielsen
mesh_terms: D003325:Coronary Care Units / Q000458:organization & administration*; D004632:Emergency Medical Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D004638:Emergency Treatment / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000628:therapy*; D010360:Patient Transfer / Q000458:organization & administration; D013997:Time Factors