2007 National Healthcare Quality Report: Data Tables Appendix--Table 1.49a

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Table 1.49a
Median time for AMI patients to thrombolysis,^a all payers, United States, 2005

Population group		Median time (minutes)
Total		43
Gender	Male	36
Gender	Female	45
Race	White	38
	Black	47
	Hispanic	40
	Native American	40
	Asian	36
Age	Under 65	36
	65-74	40
	75-84	45
	85 and over	55

^a Time in minutes from arrival to initiation of a thrombolytic agent in patients with ST segment elevation or left bundle branch block (LBBB) on the electrocardiogram (ECG) performed closest to hospital arrival time.

Key: AMI: acute myocardial infarction.

Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Medicare Quality Improvement Organization Program.