Table 2 Crude mortality rates in patients suspected of myocardial infarction triaged by use of electrocardiogram-based telemedicine (n = 17,398). Stratified according to symptom/condition leading to telemedical triage and to myocardial infarction diagnosis in patients with dyspnea and chest pain
Chest pain (n = 12,230) | Dyspnea (n = 1464) | Cardiac arrest (n = 164) | Other (n = 3540) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Overall | No MI | MI | Overall | No MI | MI | |||
Mortality | (n = 12,230) | (n = 9911) | (n = 2319) | (n = 1464) | (n = 1343) | (n = 121) | ||
30 days (95% CI) | 2.9 % (2.6–3.2) | 2.3 % (2.1–2.7) | 5.0 % (4.2–5.8) | 13 % (12–15) | 13 % (11–15) | 21 % (15–30) | 38 % (31–46) | 5.8 % (5.0–6.6) |
4 years 95% CI | 20 % (19–21) | 19 % (18–20) | 23 % (21–25) | 50 % (47–54) | 50 % (46–53) | 60 % (50–70) | 51 % (42–60) | 29 % (27–31) |