Implications of the failure to identify high-risk electrocardiogram findings for the quality of care of patients with acute myocardial infarction: results of the Emergency Department Quality in Myocardial Infarction (EDQMI) study.

Frederick A Masoudi; David J Magid; David R Vinson; Albert J Tricomi; Ella E Lyons; Laurie Crounse; Michael Ho; Pamela N Peterson; John S Rumsfeld; Emergency Department Quality in Myocardial Infarction Study Investigators

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Implications of the failure to identify high-risk electrocardiogram findings for the quality of care of patients with acute myocardial infarction: results of the Emergency Department Quality in Myocardial Infarction (EDQMI) study.

November 8, 2006

Masoudi FA, Magid DJ, Vinson DR, et al. Circulation. 2006;114(15):1565-71.

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The investigators studied medical records of heart attack victims and found that 12% did not have their tests interpreted correctly in the emergency room and did not receive appropriate care for acute myocardial infarction.

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