2019
The relationship between off-hours admissions for primary percutaneous coronary intervention, door-to-balloon time and mortality for patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction in England: a registry-based prospective national cohort study
Jayawardana S, Salas-Vega S, Cornehl F, Krumholz HM, Mossialos E. The relationship between off-hours admissions for primary percutaneous coronary intervention, door-to-balloon time and mortality for patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction in England: a registry-based prospective national cohort study. BMJ Quality & Safety 2019, 29: 541-549. PMID: 31831635, PMCID: PMC7362773, DOI: 10.1136/bmjqs-2019-010067.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary percutaneous coronary interventionOff-hours admissionPercutaneous coronary interventionDTB timeCoronary interventionBalloon timeST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) patientsElevation myocardial infarction patientsProspective national cohort studyST-elevation myocardial infarctionCent of admissionsMedian DTB timeOff-hour effectPatient risk factorsProspective observational studyRecords of patientsPrimary outcome measureNational cohort studyTimeliness of careMyocardial infarction patientsHierarchical logistic regression modelsLogistic regression modelsHospital mortalityCohort studySecondary outcomes
2016
2015 ACC/AHA/SCAI focused update on primary percutaneous coronary intervention for patients with ST‐elevation myocardial Infarction: An update of the 2011 ACCF/AHA/SCAI guideline for percutaneous coronary intervention and the 2013 ACCF/AHA guideline for the management of ST‐elevation myocardial infarction: A report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Clinical Practice Guidelines and the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions
Cardiology E, COMMITTEE P, Levine GN, Bates ER, Blankenship JC, Bailey SR, Bittl JA, Cercek B, Chambers CE, Ellis SG, Guyton RA, Hollenberg SM, Khot UN, Lange RA, Mauri L, Mehran R, Moussa ID, Mukherjee D, Ting HH, COMMITTEE S, O'Gara PT, Kushner FG, Ascheim DD, Brindis RG, Casey DE, Chung MK, de Lemos JA, Diercks DB, Fang JC, Franklin BA, Granger CB, Krumholz HM, Linderbaum JA, Morrow DA, Newby L, Ornato JP, Ou N, Radford MJ, Tamis‐Holland J, Tommaso CL, Tracy CM, Woo Y, Zhao DX, MEMBERS A, Halperin JL, Levine GN, Anderson JL, Albert NM, Al‐Khatib S, Birtcher KK, Bozkurt B, Brindis RG, Cigarroa JE, Curtis LH, Fleisher LA, Gentile F, Gidding S, Hlatky MA, Ikonomidis J, Joglar J, Kovacs RJ, Ohman E, Pressler SJ, Sellke FW, Shen W, Wijeysundera DN. 2015 ACC/AHA/SCAI focused update on primary percutaneous coronary intervention for patients with ST‐elevation myocardial Infarction: An update of the 2011 ACCF/AHA/SCAI guideline for percutaneous coronary intervention and the 2013 ACCF/AHA guideline for the management of ST‐elevation myocardial infarction: A report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Clinical Practice Guidelines and the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions. Catheterization And Cardiovascular Interventions 2016, 87: 1001-1019. PMID: 26489034, DOI: 10.1002/ccd.26325.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsST-elevation myocardial infarctionPercutaneous coronary interventionCoronary interventionMyocardial infarctionCardiology/American Heart Association Task ForceACCF/AHA/SCAI guidelinesAmerican Heart Association Task ForcePrimary percutaneous coronary interventionACCF/AHA guidelinesClinical practice guidelinesAHA guidelinesPractice guidelinesCardiovascular AngiographyAmerican CollegeInfarctionInterventionTask ForceGuidelinesAngiographyPatientsAssociation of Guideline-Based Admission Treatments and Life Expectancy After Myocardial Infarction in Elderly Medicare Beneficiaries
Bucholz EM, Butala NM, Normand SL, Wang Y, Krumholz HM. Association of Guideline-Based Admission Treatments and Life Expectancy After Myocardial Infarction in Elderly Medicare Beneficiaries. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2016, 67: 2378-2391. PMID: 27199062, PMCID: PMC5097252, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2016.03.507.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdrenergic beta-AntagonistsAgedAspirinFemaleFollow-Up StudiesGuideline AdherenceHospitalizationHumansLife ExpectancyMaleMedicareMyocardial InfarctionPercutaneous Coronary InterventionPlatelet Aggregation InhibitorsPractice Guidelines as TopicThrombolytic TherapyTime-to-TreatmentUnited StatesConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionPrimary percutaneous coronary interventionGuideline-based therapyYears of lifeAdmission therapyLife expectancyMyocardial infarctionMedicare beneficiariesCox proportional hazards regressionAcute reperfusion therapyLate survival benefitReceipt of aspirinPercutaneous coronary interventionLong-term outcomesProportional hazards regressionCooperative Cardiovascular ProjectElderly Medicare beneficiariesDose-response relationshipAssociation of GuidelineShort life expectancyLonger life expectancyReperfusion therapyCoronary interventionD2B timeElderly patientsCoronary Catheterization and Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in China: 10-Year Results From the China PEACE-Retrospective CathPCI Study
Zheng X, Curtis JP, Hu S, Wang Y, Yang Y, Masoudi FA, Spertus JA, Li X, Li J, Dharmarajan K, Downing NS, Krumholz HM, Jiang L. Coronary Catheterization and Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in China: 10-Year Results From the China PEACE-Retrospective CathPCI Study. JAMA Internal Medicine 2016, 176: 512. PMID: 26974883, PMCID: PMC5459379, DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2016.0166.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overAngina, UnstableCardiac CatheterizationChinaCoronary Artery DiseaseDrug-Eluting StentsFemaleHospital MortalityHospitals, UrbanHumansLength of StayMaleMedical RecordsMiddle AgedMyocardial InfarctionOdds RatioOutcome Assessment, Health CarePercutaneous Coronary InterventionPostoperative ComplicationsPostoperative HemorrhageQuality of Health CareRetrospective StudiesStentsTime-to-TreatmentConceptsPercutaneous coronary interventionDrug-eluting stentsQuality of careCoronary catheterizationCoronary interventionNonobstructive coronary artery diseasePrimary percutaneous coronary interventionFuture quality improvement initiativesEvidence-based medicationsOutcomes of patientsCoronary artery diseaseClinical observational studyUse of catheterizationQuality improvement initiativesCalendar year 2001Hospital mortalityArtery diseasePatient characteristicsStable patientsTreatment patternsMedian lengthMean agePCI proceduresMedical recordsObservational study
2015
2015 ACC/AHA/SCAI Focused Update on Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention for Patients With ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction
Levine GN, Bates ER, Blankenship JC, Bailey SR, Bittl JA, Cercek B, Chambers CE, Ellis SG, Guyton RA, Hollenberg SM, Khot UN, Lange RA, Mauri L, Mehran R, Moussa ID, Mukherjee D, Ting HH, O'Gara PT, Kushner FG, Ascheim DD, Brindis RG, Casey DE, Chung MK, de Lemos JA, Diercks DB, Fang JC, Franklin BA, Granger CB, Krumholz HM, Linderbaum JA, Morrow DA, Newby LK, Ornato JP, Ou N, Radford MJ, Tamis-Holland JE, Tommaso CL, Tracy CM, Woo YJ, Zhao DX. 2015 ACC/AHA/SCAI Focused Update on Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention for Patients With ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction. Circulation 2015, 133: 1135-1147. PMID: 26490017, DOI: 10.1161/cir.0000000000000336.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary percutaneous coronary interventionST-elevation myocardial infarctionPercutaneous coronary interventionCoronary interventionMyocardial infarctionFocused update2015 ACC/AHA/SCAI Focused Update on Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention for Patients With ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction An Update of the 2011 ACCF/AHA/SCAI Guideline for Percutaneous Coronary Intervention and the 2013 ACCF/AHA Guideline for the Management of ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction
Levine GN, Bates ER, Blankenship JC, Bailey SR, Bittl JA, Cercek B, Chambers CE, Ellis SG, Guyton RA, Hollenberg SM, Khot UN, Lange RA, Mauri L, Mehran R, Moussa ID, Mukherjee D, Ting HH, O’Gara P, Kushner FG, Ascheim DD, Brindis RG, Casey DE, Chung MK, de Lemos JA, Diercks DB, Fang JC, Franklin BA, Granger CB, Krumholz HM, Linderbaum JA, Morrow DA, Newby LK, Ornato JP, Ou N, Radford MJ, Tamis-Holland JE, Tommaso CL, Tracy CM, Woo YJ, Zhao DX. 2015 ACC/AHA/SCAI Focused Update on Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention for Patients With ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction An Update of the 2011 ACCF/AHA/SCAI Guideline for Percutaneous Coronary Intervention and the 2013 ACCF/AHA Guideline for the Management of ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2015, 67: 1235-1250. PMID: 26498666, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2015.10.005.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2014
Relation between door-to-balloon times and mortality after primary percutaneous coronary intervention over time: a retrospective study
Nallamothu BK, Normand SL, Wang Y, Hofer TP, Brush JE, Messenger JC, Bradley EH, Rumsfeld JS, Krumholz HM. Relation between door-to-balloon times and mortality after primary percutaneous coronary intervention over time: a retrospective study. The Lancet 2014, 385: 1114-1122. PMID: 25467573, PMCID: PMC4409657, DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(14)61932-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary percutaneous coronary interventionD2B timePercutaneous coronary interventionPopulation of patientsHospital mortalityBalloon timeCoronary interventionRetrospective studyMortality riskNational Cardiovascular Data Registry CathPCI RegistryST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) patientsProcedural factorsStudy periodMyocardial infarction patientsNumber of patientsShorter D2B timesPopulation levelSecular trendsAbsence of associationPrimary PCICathPCI RegistryElderly patientsBlood InstituteEntire cohortAverage doorST-segment elevation myocardial infarction in China from 2001 to 2011 (the China PEACE-Retrospective Acute Myocardial Infarction Study): a retrospective analysis of hospital data
Li J, Li X, Wang Q, Hu S, Wang Y, Masoudi FA, Spertus JA, Krumholz HM, Jiang L, Group F. ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction in China from 2001 to 2011 (the China PEACE-Retrospective Acute Myocardial Infarction Study): a retrospective analysis of hospital data. The Lancet 2014, 385: 441-451. PMID: 24969506, PMCID: PMC4415374, DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(14)60921-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAspirinChinaClopidogrelFemaleFibrinolytic AgentsHealthcare DisparitiesHospital MortalityHospitals, RuralHospitals, UrbanHumansMaleMiddle AgedMyocardial InfarctionMyocardial ReperfusionPatient AdmissionPercutaneous Coronary InterventionQuality of Health CareRetrospective StudiesTiclopidineTreatment OutcomeConceptsST-segment elevation myocardial infarctionElevation myocardial infarctionHospital mortalityHospital admissionMyocardial infarctionRetrospective analysisPrimary percutaneous coronary interventionAcute myocardial infarction admissionsProportion of patientsUse of aspirinPercutaneous coronary interventionMyocardial infarction admissionsTwo-stage random sampling designQuality of careAnalysis of treatmentBaseline characteristicsCardiac eventsHospital outcomesHospital stayCoronary interventionFamily Planning CommissionClinical profileHospital recordsMedian lengthSTEMI admissions
2011
National Performance on Door-In to Door-Out Time Among Patients Transferred for Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
Herrin J, Miller LE, Turkmani DF, Nsa W, Drye EE, Bernheim SM, Ling SM, Rapp MT, Han LF, Bratzler DW, Bradley EH, Nallamothu BK, Ting HH, Krumholz HM. National Performance on Door-In to Door-Out Time Among Patients Transferred for Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention. JAMA Internal Medicine 2011, 171: 1879-1886. PMID: 22123793, PMCID: PMC4312661, DOI: 10.1001/archinternmed.2011.481.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPercutaneous coronary interventionDIDO timeCoronary interventionST-segment elevation acute myocardial infarctionMixed-effects multivariable modelElevation acute myocardial infarctionPrimary percutaneous coronary interventionMedian DIDO timeAcute myocardial infarctionFibrinolytic therapyPatient characteristicsMultivariable analysisEmergency departmentMyocardial infarctionHospital characteristicsMultivariable modelPatientsRural hospitalsHospitalMedicaid ServicesAge categoriesInterventionAfrican AmericansMinutesTreatment timeImprovements in Door-to-Balloon Time in the United States, 2005 to 2010
Krumholz HM, Herrin J, Miller LE, Drye EE, Ling SM, Han LF, Rapp MT, Bradley EH, Nallamothu BK, Nsa W, Bratzler DW, Curtis JP. Improvements in Door-to-Balloon Time in the United States, 2005 to 2010. Circulation 2011, 124: 1038-1045. PMID: 21859971, PMCID: PMC3598634, DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.111.044107.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary percutaneous coronary interventionPercutaneous coronary interventionBalloon timeCoronary interventionMedian timeST-segment elevation myocardial infarctionHigher median timeCharacteristics of patientsPercentage of patientsTimeliness of treatmentYears of ageRegistry studyMyocardial infarctionInpatient measuresPatientsHospital groupMedicaid ServicesCalendar yearInterventionMinutesMedianGroupYearsPercentageInfarctionAssociation of Door-In to Door-Out Time With Reperfusion Delays and Outcomes Among Patients Transferred for Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
Wang TY, Nallamothu BK, Krumholz HM, Li S, Roe MT, Jollis JG, Jacobs AK, Holmes DR, Peterson ED, Ting HH. Association of Door-In to Door-Out Time With Reperfusion Delays and Outcomes Among Patients Transferred for Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention. JAMA 2011, 305: 2540-2547. PMID: 21693742, DOI: 10.1001/jama.2011.862.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAngioplasty, Balloon, CoronaryCohort StudiesFemaleHospital MortalityHumansMaleMiddle AgedMyocardial InfarctionMyocardial ReperfusionOdds RatioPatient AdmissionPatient DischargePatient TransferQuality Indicators, Health CareReferral and ConsultationRetrospective StudiesTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesConceptsPrimary percutaneous coronary interventionST-elevation myocardial infarctionPrimary PCIPercutaneous coronary interventionDIDO timeHospital mortalityDTB timeCoronary interventionReperfusion delayFirst hospital presentationMedian DIDO timeOff-hour presentationSTEMI referral hospitalsClinical performance measuresHospital presentationAbsolute contraindicationBalloon timeRetrospective cohortReferral hospitalInterhospital transferACTION RegistryFemale sexMyocardial infarctionFirst HospitalPatient outcomes
2009
Choice of Reperfusion Strategy at Hospitals With Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
Fazel R, Krumholz HM, Bates ER, French WJ, Frederick PD, Nallamothu BK. Choice of Reperfusion Strategy at Hospitals With Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention. Circulation 2009, 120: 2455-2461. PMID: 19948977, DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.109.860544.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsST-segment elevation myocardial infarctionElevation myocardial infarctionPCI-capable hospitalsPrimary PCIReperfusion strategyMyocardial infarctionFibrinolytic therapySystem-related factorsPercutaneous coronary intervention capabilityMyocardial Infarction (TIMI) risk scorePrimary percutaneous coronary interventionHierarchical multivariable logistic regressionKey clinical factorsPercutaneous coronary interventionMultivariable logistic regressionPCI useCardiogenic shockCoronary interventionClinical factorsIntracranial hemorrhageNonwhite raceNational registryRisk factorsAdvanced ageFemale genderNational Efforts to Improve Door-to-Balloon Time Results From the Door-to-Balloon Alliance
Bradley EH, Nallamothu BK, Herrin J, Ting HH, Stern AF, Nembhard IM, Yuan CT, Green JC, Kline-Rogers E, Wang Y, Curtis JP, Webster TR, Masoudi FA, Fonarow GC, Brush JE, Krumholz HM. National Efforts to Improve Door-to-Balloon Time Results From the Door-to-Balloon Alliance. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2009, 54: 2423-2429. PMID: 20082933, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2009.11.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsST-segment elevation myocardial infarctionD2B AllianceBalloon (D2B) AllianceHospital presentationD2B timeNational Cardiovascular Data Registry CathPCI RegistryPrimary percutaneous coronary interventionElevation myocardial infarctionPercutaneous coronary interventionLikelihood of patientsCathPCI RegistryCoronary interventionBalloon timeMyocardial infarctionAmerican CollegePatientsHospitalLongitudinal studyNational Quality CampaignOne-halfPresentationMinNational effortsInfarctionRegistryAssociation of Door-to-Balloon Time and Mortality in Patients ≥65 Years With ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction Undergoing Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
Rathore SS, Curtis JP, Nallamothu BK, Wang Y, Foody JM, Kosiborod M, Masoudi FA, Havranek EP, Krumholz HM. Association of Door-to-Balloon Time and Mortality in Patients ≥65 Years With ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction Undergoing Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention. The American Journal Of Cardiology 2009, 104: 1198-1203. PMID: 19840562, PMCID: PMC2790921, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2009.06.034.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary percutaneous coronary interventionPrimary PCIST-elevation myocardial infarctionPercutaneous coronary interventionBalloon timeMyocardial infarctionCoronary interventionAssociation of doorMinutes of admissionSecond-degree fractional polynomialsLogistic regression analysisFractional polynomial modelsMultivariable adjustmentLonger doorMedian doorCurrent guidelinesPatientsMortalityInfarctionRegression analysisFractional polynomialsAssociationInterventionMinutesTreatmentAssociation of door-to-balloon time and mortality in patients admitted to hospital with ST elevation myocardial infarction: national cohort study
Rathore SS, Curtis JP, Chen J, Wang Y, Nallamothu BK, Epstein AJ, Krumholz HM, Registry F. Association of door-to-balloon time and mortality in patients admitted to hospital with ST elevation myocardial infarction: national cohort study. The BMJ 2009, 338: b1807. PMID: 19454739, PMCID: PMC2684578, DOI: 10.1136/bmj.b1807.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary percutaneous coronary interventionST-elevation myocardial infarctionElevation myocardial infarctionPercutaneous coronary interventionBalloon timeCoronary interventionMyocardial infarctionCohort studyLower mortalityMultivariable logistic regression modelAssociation of doorIncremental mortality benefitProspective cohort studyNational cohort studyAcute care hospitalsLogistic regression modelsFractional polynomial modelsAdjusted riskLonger doorMedian doorMortality benefitCare hospitalOverall mortalityMAIN OUTCOMEAmerican CollegeDoor-to-Balloon Times in Hospitals Within the Get-With-The-Guidelines Registry After Initiation of the Door-to-Balloon (D2B) Alliance
Nallamothu BK, Krumholz HM, Peterson ED, Pan W, Bradley E, Stern AF, Masoudi FA, Janicke DM, Hernandez AF, Cannon CP, Fonarow GC, Investigators D. Door-to-Balloon Times in Hospitals Within the Get-With-The-Guidelines Registry After Initiation of the Door-to-Balloon (D2B) Alliance. The American Journal Of Cardiology 2009, 103: 1051-1055. PMID: 19361588, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2008.12.030.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPercutaneous coronary interventionPrimary percutaneous coronary interventionD2B AlliancePercentage of patientsGWTG-CADBalloon timeST-elevation myocardial infarctionNational quality improvement effortsQuality improvement effortsBalloon (D2B) AllianceDTB timeNontransferred patientsCoronary interventionPatient characteristicsMyocardial infarctionMultivariable modelAmerican CollegePatientsDisease programsHospitalStudy periodSignificant differencesHospital performanceMinutesImprovement efforts
2008
Contemporary evidence: baseline data from the D2B Alliance
Bradley EH, Nallamothu BK, Stern AF, Byrd JR, Cherlin EJ, Wang Y, Yuan C, Nembhard I, Brush JE, Krumholz HM. Contemporary evidence: baseline data from the D2B Alliance. BMC Research Notes 2008, 1: 23. PMID: 18710480, PMCID: PMC2525646, DOI: 10.1186/1756-0500-1-23.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchST-segment elevation myocardial infarctionPrimary percutaneous coronary interventionD2B AllianceHospital characteristicsEvidence-based strategiesD2B timeU.S. hospitalsElevation myocardial infarctionPercutaneous coronary interventionMultivariate logistic regressionCross-sectional studyBalloon (D2B) AllianceCoronary interventionPrompt treatmentMyocardial infarctionHospitalWeb-based surveyLogistic regressionBaseline dataPatientsKey strategyCurrent practiceBackgroundLessInfarctionResultsOfTime-to-Reperfusion in Patients Undergoing Interhospital Transfer for Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in the U.S An Analysis of 2005 and 2006 Data From the National Cardiovascular Data Registry
Chakrabarti A, Krumholz HM, Wang Y, Rumsfeld JS, Nallamothu BK, Registry C. Time-to-Reperfusion in Patients Undergoing Interhospital Transfer for Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in the U.S An Analysis of 2005 and 2006 Data From the National Cardiovascular Data Registry. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2008, 51: 2442-2443. PMID: 18565404, PMCID: PMC3733497, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2008.02.071.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary percutaneous coronary interventionNational Cardiovascular Data RegistryPercutaneous coronary interventionCoronary interventionInterhospital transferData registryReperfusionPatientsRegistryAn AnalysisA Campaign to Improve the Timeliness of Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Door-to-Balloon: An Alliance for Quality
Krumholz HM, Bradley EH, Nallamothu BK, Ting HH, Batchelor WB, Kline-Rogers E, Stern AF, Byrd JR, Brush JE. A Campaign to Improve the Timeliness of Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Door-to-Balloon: An Alliance for Quality. JACC Cardiovascular Interventions 2008, 1: 97-104. PMID: 19393152, DOI: 10.1016/j.jcin.2007.10.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsST-segment elevation myocardial infarctionD2B timeD2B AllianceCatheterization laboratoryPrimary percutaneous coronary interventionEmergency medical services personnelElevation myocardial infarctionMajority of patientsPercutaneous coronary interventionNon-transferred patientsAmerican Heart AssociationMedical services personnelEmergency medicine physiciansPre-hospital electrocardiogramTeam-based approachCoronary interventionHospital arrivalHeart AssociationMyocardial infarctionAmerican CollegeMedicine physiciansLikelihood of survivalPatientsUnderused strategyBalloon
2007
Summary of Evidence Regarding Hospital Strategies to Reduce Door-to-Balloon Times for Patients With ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction Undergoing Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
Bradley EH, Nallamothu BK, Curtis JP, Webster TR, Magid DJ, Granger CB, Moscucci M, Krumholz HM. Summary of Evidence Regarding Hospital Strategies to Reduce Door-to-Balloon Times for Patients With ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction Undergoing Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention. Critical Pathways In Cardiology A Journal Of Evidence-Based Medicine 2007, 6: 91-97. PMID: 17804968, DOI: 10.1097/hpc.0b013e31812da7bc.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsST-segment elevation myocardial infarctionElevation myocardial infarctionPercutaneous coronary interventionBalloon timeCoronary interventionCross-sectional designMyocardial infarctionCatheterization laboratoryPrompt percutaneous coronary interventionPrimary percutaneous coronary interventionHospital-based strategiesEmergency medicine physiciansHospital strategiesSummary of evidenceRandomized trialsPrehospital electrocardiogramCatheterization teamObservational studyMedicine physiciansClinical importanceComputerized searchPatientsEffective interventionsHospitalHospital efforts