Association of sex and age and delay predictors on the time of primary angioplasty activation for myocardial infarction patients in an emergency department

Early diagnosis and treatment of ST-segment elevation acute myocardial infarction (STEMI) are fundamental and time delays have a direct impact on subsequent mortality and morbidity.1 Diagnosis and activation of primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for STEMI can be performed by out-of-hospital emergency services, primary care, hospitals without primary PCI capacity or directly by the Emergency Department (ED) of a hospital with primary PCI capacity. Patients attending a PCI center had a lower Door-to-balloon time than those attending a non-PCI center and, consequently, lower in-hospital mortality.

Source: Heart and Lung - November 3, 2022 Category: Intensive Care Authors: Gemma Berga Congost, Maria Antonia Martinez Momblan, Jonatan Valverde Bernal, Adri án Márquez López, Judit Ruiz Gabalda, Joan Garcia-Picart, Mireia Puig Campmany, Salvatore Brugaletta Source Type: research