학술논문
Has the Time Come for a National Cardiovascular Emergency Care System?
Document Type
Article
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Source
Subject
*CARDIOVASCULAR diseases
*EMERGENCY medical services
*AORTIC dissection
*CARDIAC arrest
CARDIOVASCULAR disease related mortality
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ISSN
0009-7322
Abstract
The article discusses the need of establishing a national cardiovascular emergency system in the U.S. Cases of cardiovascular diseases are increasing in the country and are also affecting medical costs. Cardiovascular emergencies include myocardial infraction, acute aortic dissection and out-of-hospital cardiac arrest which require rapid and complex treatment. Need for an emergency system is justified by high rate of mortality, higher costs and need for improving outcomes of the treatment.