Quality Measure Study: Progress in Reducing the Door-to-Balloon Time in Patients with ST-segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction

摘要

BackgroundReperfusion therapy improves both mortality and morbidity in patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). Timeliness of such reperfusion is an important factor in improving patient survival. For percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), the American College of Cardiology has recommended a goal of <90 minutes from initial hospital contact to first balloon inflation.