Table 2

Characteristics of patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) as tentative diagnosis using telemedicine and triaged directly to the percutaneous coronary intervention centre in the period 22 May 2008–29 November 2011

CharacteristicSTEMI (n=771)No STEMI (n=146)Appropriate (n=882)Inappropriate (n=37)
Age (years)64.664.164.664.1
Male (n (%))578 (75.0)104 (71.2)653 (74.0)29 (78.4)