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