The first public report on how the NHS manages acute myocardial infarction (MI) in English hospitals was published on 19th November 2002. The report, based on almost 40,000 records collected by the Myocardial Infarction National Audit Project (MINAP) team based at the Royal College of Physicians (RCP), gave rise to much media commentary, the BBC news leading with the headline Heart units too slow with vital drugs.
Heart attack patients in England are getting faster treatment but there is still more to do
February 2003Br J Cardiol (Acute Interv Cardiol) 2003;10(1):AIC 9–AIC 11 Leave a commentClick any image to enlarge
