TCT-393 Latin America Telemedicine Infarct Network (LATIN) - Telemedicine + STEMI Systems of Care to Hugely Expand Access to AMI Care in Emerging Countries

Methods Access for millions of patients in Colombia, Brazil and Mexico to critical AMI care was provided by creating a telemedicine network that wirelessly connected expert cardiologists at 3 command sites to 23 hubs and 142 spokes. LATIN constraint is large number of diagnosed AMI patients not repe...

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Published in:Journal of the American College of Cardiology 2017-10, Vol.70 (18), p.B161-B161
Main Authors: Mehta, Sameer, Botelho, Roberto, Fernandez, Francisco, Perin, Marco, Dusilek, Cesar, Cardoso, Rodolfo, Perez Alva, Juan Carlos, Alcocer-Gamba, Marco, Rodriguez, Daniel, Yepes, Isaac, Torres, Mario
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Language:English
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Cardiology
Telemedicine
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Summary:Methods Access for millions of patients in Colombia, Brazil and Mexico to critical AMI care was provided by creating a telemedicine network that wirelessly connected expert cardiologists at 3 command sites to 23 hubs and 142 spokes. LATIN constraint is large number of diagnosed AMI patients not reperfused - reasons include delayed presentation, lack of ICU beds, and insurance denials.
ISSN:0735-1097
1558-3597
DOI:10.1016/j.jacc.2017.09.490