2008
A 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
2006
Strategies for Reducing the Door-to-Balloon Time in Acute Myocardial Infarction
Bradley EH, Herrin J, Wang Y, Barton BA, Webster TR, Mattera JA, Roumanis SA, Curtis JP, Nallamothu BK, Magid DJ, McNamara RL, Parkosewich J, Loeb JM, Krumholz HM. Strategies for Reducing the Door-to-Balloon Time in Acute Myocardial Infarction. New England Journal Of Medicine 2006, 355: 2308-2320. PMID: 17101617, DOI: 10.1056/nejmsa063117.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsST-segment elevationBalloon timeCatheterization laboratoryMyocardial infarctionFaster doorEmergency departmentPrimary percutaneous coronary interventionHospital strategiesIntracoronary balloon inflationPercutaneous coronary interventionAcute myocardial infarctionMinority of hospitalsEmergency medicine physiciansReperfusion treatmentCoronary interventionBalloon inflationMedicine physiciansMultivariate analysisHospitalInfarctionPatientsMedicaid ServicesSignificant reductionReal-time data feedbackData feedback