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In hospital mortality in patients with STEMI after Japan earthquake disaster with massive tsunami was evaluated in this article. The rate of PCI decreased and in-hospital mortality increased immediately after the Japan earthquake disaster in the Tsunami-stricken area. Disorder in hospitals and in the distribution system after the Japan earthquake disaster impacted the clinical care and outcome of STEMI patients.
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Our findings suggest that decreased prevalence of PCI caused by failure of electric power supply, lack of PCI device and destroyed transportation system was associated with increased in-hospital mortality.
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This page is a summary of: Impact of the Japan earthquake disaster with massive Tsunami on emergency coronary intervention and in-hospital mortality in patients with acute ST-elevation myocardial infarction, European Heart Journal Acute Cardiovascular Care, June 2014, Oxford University Press (OUP),
DOI: 10.1177/2048872614538388.
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