Thursday, September 5, 2013

Faster "Door To Balloon" Heart Attack Care Fails To Yield Lower Death Rate: Is "Symptom To Balloon" A More Appropriate Measure?

Shorter Waits For Angioplasty Do Not Lower Death Rates, Study Says by Eryn Brown.  Los Angeles Times.  September 4, 2013.

(1)  Between 2005 and 2009 the average time people waited before getting arteries opened was cut by _________%.  In 2005 the proportion of patients who died before leaving the hospital was ________% and ________ % in 2009.

(2)  One expert offered the opinion that patients might do better if they were taught to_____________________________________________________.

(3)  The American College of Cardiology stands by its treatment guidelines pointing out that _________________________________________.


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