<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> In acute cardiac care, the timely initiation of life-saving measures proved to be life-saving and requires many organizational and logistic measures. One of such measures is represented by the development and implementation of a regional network dedicated for the treatment of major cardiovascular emergencies, a strategy that proved to significantly reduce mortality rates on short and long term. This review aims to describe the current status in the development of regional networks in three of the main cardiovascular emergencies: acute myocardial infarction, out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, and acute stroke. The concepts demonstrating the utility of such networks, together with their results in reducing cardiac events, are presented in this paper.</p></abstract>

In acute cardiac care, the timely initiation of life-saving measures proved to be life-saving and requires many organizational and logistic measures. One of such measures is represented by the development and implementation of a regional network dedicated for the treatment of major cardiovascular emergencies, a strategy that proved to significantly reduce mortality rates on short and long term. This review aims to describe the current status in the development of regional networks in three of the main cardiovascular emergencies: acute myocardial infarction, out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, and acute stroke. The concepts demonstrating the utility of such networks, together with their results in reducing cardiac events, are presented in this paper.

Review. Regional Networks in Acute Cardiac Care

Journal of Cardiovascular Emergencies

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In acute cardiac care, the timely initiation of life-saving measures proved to be life-saving and requires many organizational and logistic measures. One of...

Review. Regional Networks in Acute Cardiac Care

Data publikacji: 25 paź 2017

Zakres stron: 113 - 120

Otrzymano: 19 sie 2017

Przyjęty: 20 wrz 2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/jce-2017-0021

Słowa kluczowe
acute myocardial infarction, acute stroke, out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, network, mortality

© 2017

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Review. Regional Networks in Acute Cardiac Care

Data publikacji: 25 paź 2017

Zakres stron: 113 - 120

Otrzymano: 19 sie 2017

Przyjęty: 20 wrz 2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/jce-2017-0021

Słowa kluczoweacute myocardial infarction, acute stroke, out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, network, mortality

© 2017

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Słowa kluczowe
acute myocardial infarction, acute stroke, out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, network, mortality