Published: 25 August 2023
Author(s): Martin Reindl, Thomas Stiermaier, Ivan Lechner, Christina Tiller, Magdalena Holzknecht, Priscilla Fink, Agnes Mayr, Gert Klug, Hans-Josef Feistritzer, Ronak Delewi, Alexander Hirsch, Jaclyn Carberry, David Carrick, Axel Bauer, Bernhard Metzler, Robin Nijveldt, Holger Thiele, Colin Berry, Ingo Eitel, Sebastian J. Reinstadler
Section: Original article
Ischemic heart disease remains a leading contributor to the burden of cardiovascular disease with 1.8 million annual deaths in Europe [1]. The annual incidence of hospital admissions for acute myocardial infarction is ∼1900 patients per million, with an incidence of ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) of ∼800 patients per million [2].
