Impact of a Statewide ST-Segment-Elevation Myocardial Infarction Regionalization Program on Treatment Times for Women, Minorities, and the Elderly.

The article presents a study which assessed the impact of a statewide system of ST-segment-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) care on treatment times according to patient, sex, race and age, using the Reperfusion of Acute Myocardial Infarction in North Carolina Emergency Departments. Previous studies have shown differences in time to reperfusion for STEMI in women, minorities and the elderly when compared with their counterparts. It concludes that a statewide STEMI regionalization program produced comparable improvement in treatment times.