“Door-In to Door-Out” Delay in Patients with Acute ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction Transferred for Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in a Metropolitan STEMI Network of a Developing Country

Conclusion The DI–DO time reported in this study has not reached the guideline recommendation. To improve the overall performance of primary PCI in the region, interventions aimed at improving the DI–DO time at the initial hospitals and specific threat for women patients with STEMI are possibly the best efforts in improving the total ischemia time. [...] Thieme Medical Publishers 333 Seventh Avenue, New York, NY 10001, USA.Article in Thieme eJournals: Table of contents  |  Abstract  |  Full text

Source: International Journal of Angiology - December 26, 2019 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dakota, Iwan Dharma, Surya Andriantoro, Hananto Firdaus, Isman Danny, Siska Suridanda Zamroni, Dian Radi, Basuni Tags: Original Article Source Type: research