Heart : official journal of the British Cardiac Society
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To assess actual practices and in-hospital outcome of patients with acute myocardial infarction on a nationwide scale. ⋯ This nationwide registry, including all types of centres irrespective of their size and experience, shows continued improvement in patient care and outcomes. Time from symptom onset to admission, however, has not improved in recent years and reperfusion therapy is used for just over 50% of patients with STEMI, with an increasing use of primary angioplasty.