Relationship of Race/Ethnicity With Door‐to‐Balloon Time and Mortality in Patients Undergoing Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention for ST‐Elevation Myocardial Infarction: Findings From Get With the Guidelines–Coronary Artery Disease

ConclusionsIn GWTG‐Coronary Artery Disease, small differences in DTB times persist among different races/ethnicities. However, the proportion achieving DTB times ≤90 minutes has increased substantially for all patients over time, and there was no association between race/ethnicity and in‐hospital mortality.

Source: Clinical Cardiology - September 1, 2013 Category: Cardiology Authors: Matthew A. Cavender, Andrew N. Rassi, Gregg C. Fonarow, Christopher P. Cannon, W. Frank Peacock, Warren K. Laskey, Adrian F. Hernandez, Eric D. Peterson, Margueritte Cox, Marie Grau‐Sepulveda, Lee H. Schwamm, Deepak L. Bhatt Tags: Clinical Investigation Source Type: research