%0 Journal Article
%T The proportion of South Africans living within 60 and120 minutes of a percutaneous coronary interventionfacility
%A Castren Maaret
%A Kurland Lisa
%A Stassen Willem
%A Vincent-Lambert Craig
%A Wallis Lee
%J Archive of "Cardiovascular Journal of Africa".
%D 2018
%R 10.5830/CVJA-2018-004
%X Timely reperfusion, preferably via percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) following myocardial infarction, improves mortality rates. Emergency medical services play a pivotal role in recognising and transporting patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction directly to a PCI facility to avoid delays to reperfusion. Access to PCI is, in part, dependant on the geographic distribution of patients around PCI facilities. The aim of this study was to determine the proportion of South Africans living within 60 and 120 minutes of a PCI facility
%K myocardial infarction
%K healthcare disparities
%K percutaneous coronary intervention
%K South Africa
%U https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6002799/