2005 National Healthcare Quality Report, Data Tables. Table 1.45a

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Table 1.45a
Median time for Medicare AMI patients to PTCA^a, United States, 2002 and 2003

Population group		2003	2002

Total		145	188

Gender	Male	129	158
Gender	Female	158	215

Race	White	146	172
	African American	144	385
	Hispanic	157	221
	Native American	124	118
	Asian	624	197

Age	Under 65	123	169
	65-74	139	146
	75-84	164	217
	85 and over	136	195

^a Time in minutes from arrival to percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PTCA) in patients with ST segment elevation or left bundle branch block (LBBB) on the electrocardiogram (ECG) performed closest to hospital arrival time.

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

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