Faster heart attack patients treated, the better their likelihood of survival
13th Nov 2006, 20:24 GMT
Hospitals that provide the most rapid emergency angioplasty have specific strategies to expedite the care of patients with heart attacks, researchers at Yale School of Medicine report in the November 13 New England Journal of Medicine.
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