STEMI Care in LMIC: Obstacles and Opportunities
Abstract
Highlights
- India faces an epidemic of cardiovascular disease and ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) and is in need of urgent solutions.
- Implementing effective systems in resource-poor settings has distinctive challenges.
- Universal health care is critical for the success of the STEMI-India model.
- Any physician should be able to identify STEMI and deliver appropriate fibrinolysis.
- To counter the epidemic of cardiovascular disease and STEMI, a nationalized program is needed.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gheart.2014.08.010 | Journal eISSN: 2211-8179
Language: English
Published on: Dec 1, 2014
Published by: Ubiquity Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
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© 2014 Karthik Murugiah, Sudhakar V. Nuti, Harlan M. Krumholz, published by Ubiquity Press
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