Highlights
- •Predominance of STEMI occurrence in male patients and 50–90 years patients, without differences over decades;
- •Incidence of STEMI following ambulance call may suggest worse patient clinical condition compared to direct ER access;
- •Young patients (under 40 years of age) seem to be more used to going directly to ER instead of calling the ambulance;
- •Highest percentage of STEMI occurrence in August and between 10 A.M. and 12 A.M. and the lowest one at 2–5 A.M. .
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Article Info
Publication History
Published online: January 21, 2021
Accepted:
January 15,
2021
Received in revised form:
January 4,
2021
Received:
November 25,
2020
Publication stage
In Press Journal Pre-ProofIdentification
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