Integrated Regional Networks Give Communities Rapid Access To Life-Saving Treatment Of Heart Attacks

EurekAlert -- Specialized, coordinated emergency networks dramatically reduce time-to-treatment for patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI)—the most dangerous type of heart attack— according to a new study published in the April 2009 issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology: Cardiovascular Interventions.