2005 National Healthcare Quality Report, Data Tables. Table 1.44a

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Table 1.44a
Median time for Medicare AMI patients to thrombolysis^a, United States, 2002 and 2003

Population group		2003	2002

Total		46	47

Gender	Male	46	42
Gender	Female	45	48

Race	White	44	43
	African American	64	59
	Hispanic	58	60
	Native American	37	86
	Asian	60	86

Age	Under 65	60	42
	65-74	38	42
	75-84	50	45
	85 and over	67	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.

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

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