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Implementation and Integration of Prehospital ECGs Into Systems of Care for Acute Coronary Syndrome. A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association Interdisciplinary Council on Quality of Care and Outcomes Research, Emergency Cardiovascular Care Committee, Council on Cardiovascular Nursing, and Council on Clinical Cardiology

Henry H. Ting MD, MBA, Chair, Harlan M. Krumholz MD, SM, FAHA, Co-Chair, Elizabeth H. Bradley PhD, David C. Cone MD, Jeptha P. Curtis MD, Barbara J. Drew RN, PhD, FAHA, John M. Field MD, William J. French MD, W. Brian Gibler MD, David C. Goff MD, PhD, FAHA, Alice K. Jacobs MD, FAHA, Brahmajee K. Nallamothu MD, MPH, Robert E. O'Connor MD, and Jeremiah D. Schuur MD, MHS

Key words: AHA Scientific Statements • acute care • medical services, emergency • emergency medicine

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