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Between September 1970 and February 1973, we studied 294 patients with acute myocardial infarction (MI) who were seen and managed within 1 h of the onset of symptoms. The 294 patients were alive when first seen or were successfully resuscitated. In 111 (38%) of the 294 patients the interval between the onset of symptoms and initial observation was not greater than 30 min.
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Adgey, A.A.J., Webb, S.W. (1985). The First Hour of Acute Myocardial Infarction Observed During Mobile Intensive Care. In: Califf, R.M., Wagner, G.S. (eds) Acute Coronary Care. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-3828-4_28
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