Objectives This study examined the association between travel distance to the general
practitioner's (GP) office and no face-to-face GP consultation within 1 year before an incident …

Background Geographical variation in incidence and mortality of acute myocardial infarction
(AMI) is present in Denmark. We aimed at examining the association between contact to a …

Objective: To investigate the effect of distance between home and acute hospital on mortality
outcome of patients experiencing an incident myocardial infarction (MI). Design: Cohort …

Objective To determine if geographic proximity to an emergency department (ED) is related
to ED use in a metropolitan population of patients with cardiovascular risk factors. Design …

Objectives: To assess contacts with general practitioners (GPs), both regular GPs and out-of-
hours GP services (OOH) during the year before an emergency hospital admission. Design …

Background Despite guideline recommendations, the majority of patients with symptoms
suggestive of acute coronary syndrome do not use emergency medical services to reach the …

Objective Switzerland has mountains and valleys complicating the access to a hospital and
critical care in case of emergencies. Treatment success for acute myocardial infarction (AMI) …

Background Driving time to a percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI)–capable hospital is
important in timely treatment of acute myocardial infarction (AMI). Our objective was to …

IN THE PAST HALF-CENTURY, WE HAVE WITNESSED substantial advances in the
management of ST-segment elevated myocardial infarction (STEMI) that have led to large …

Aims To evaluate the relation between residential distance and total ischaemic time in
patients with acute ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). Methods STEMI patients …