From Door‐to‐Balloon Time to Contact‐to‐Device Time: Predictors of Achieving Target Times in Patients With ST‐Elevation Myocardial Infarction

ConclusionsIn STEMI patients, PHT was associated with significantly reduced C2D and D2B times and was an independent predictor of achieving a target C2D time. As centers adapt to the new guidelines emphasizing C2D time, targeting a shorter D2B time (<50 minutes) is ideal to achieve a C2D time of <90 minutes.

Source: Clinical Cardiology - April 3, 2014 Category: Cardiology Authors: Robert O. Roswell, Brian Greet, Parin Parikh, Andrea Mignatti, John Freese, Iryna Lobach, Yu Guo, Norma Keller, Martha Radford, Sripal Bangalore Tags: Quality and Outcomes Source Type: research