Check hospital care quality for adults with heart attacks
Part of Heart & circulation clinical trials.
This trial looks at how well hospitals measure and deliver care for adults who arrive soon after a certain type of heart attack. It may help improve quality of treatment for people with acute ST-elevation myocardial infarction (a specific heart attack pattern).
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Who can take part
- Be an adult (18 or older)
- Have a heart attack called STEMI (a specific heart-attack pattern doctors identify)
- Come to the hospital within 48 hours after your symptoms started
- Have no other conditions that would stop you (no exclusions listed)
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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