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Practice Guideline
. 2020 Jul 21;142(3):199-202.
doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.120.048180. Epub 2020 May 2.

Temporary Emergency Guidance to STEMI Systems of Care During the COVID-19 Pandemic: AHA's Mission: Lifeline

American Heart Association’s Mission: Lifeline and Get With The Guidelines Coronary Artery Disease Advisory Work Group and the Council on Clinical Cardiology’s Committees on Acute Cardiac Care and General Cardiology and Interventional Cardiovascular Care*
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Temporary Emergency Guidance to STEMI Systems of Care During the COVID-19 Pandemic: AHA's Mission: Lifeline

American Heart Association’s Mission: Lifeline and Get With The Guidelines Coronary Artery Disease Advisory Work Group and the Council on Clinical Cardiology’s Committees on Acute Cardiac Care and General Cardiology and Interventional Cardiovascular Care*. Circulation. .
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Keywords: STEMI; percutaneous coronary intervention.

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Potential Effect of the COVID-19 Pandemic on STEMI Systems of Care EMS indicates emergency medical services; ER, emergency room; COVID-19, coronavirus disease 2019; MI, myocardial infarction; PCI, percutaneous coronary intervention; PPE, personal protective equipment; STEMI, ST-segment–elevation myocardial infarction.
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