TCT-438 Telemedicine Increases the Access to Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Saving Costs and Lives in ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI). Three-year Analysis of the Latin America Telemedicine Network (LATIN) Program in Sao Paulo East Zone.

Jamil Cade,Marco Aurelio Pereira,Bruno Janella,Sameer Mehta,Roberto Botelho,Dyonne Costa Neto,Edmar Carvalho,Andre Soares,Carlos Opazo,Monique Bourget,Marco Perin

doi:10.1016/j.jacc.2018.08.1604

TCT-438 Telemedicine Increases the Access to Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Saving Costs and Lives in ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI). Three-year Analysis of the Latin America Telemedicine Network (LATIN) Program in Sao Paulo East Zone.

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Journal: Journal of the American College of Cardiology	Publication Date: Sep 1, 2018
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Affiliation: Hospital Santa Marcelina, Hospital São Paulo, Miami Foundation, Centro Universitário do Triângulo, Hospital Sírio-Libanês

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