Is arrival by ambulance a risk factor for myocardial infarction in emergency department patients with cardiac sounding chest pain?

Emerg Med J. 2024 May 28;41(6):376-378. doi: 10.1136/emermed-2023-213643.

Authors

James Murray¹, Edwin Almaraj Raja², Josip Plascevic¹, Mark Jacunski³, Jamie G Cooper^{4

3}

Affiliations

¹ University of Aberdeen School of Medicine, Medical Sciences and Nutrition, Aberdeen, UK.
² Medical Statistics Team, University of Aberdeen Institute of Applied Health Sciences, Aberdeen, UK.
³ Emergency Department, Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, Aberdeen, UK.
⁴ University of Aberdeen School of Medicine, Medical Sciences and Nutrition, Aberdeen, UK jamie.cooper2@nhs.scot.

PMID: 38649236
DOI: 10.1136/emermed-2023-213643

No abstract available

Keywords: acute myocardial infarct; diagnosis; management; pre-hospital.

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Ambulances*
Chest Pain* / diagnosis
Chest Pain* / etiology
Emergency Service, Hospital*
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Myocardial Infarction* / complications
Myocardial Infarction* / diagnosis
Risk Factors