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Delays in primary percutaneous coronary treatment for patients with ST‐elevation myocardial infarction
Author(s) -
Dinh Diem T,
Wang Yishen,
Brennan Angela L,
Duffy Stephen J,
Stub Dion,
Reid Christopher M,
Lefkovits Jeffrey
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/mja17.01186
Subject(s) - research centre , medicine , library science , myocardial infarction , computer science
Site compliance with recommended door-to-balloon times eperfusion treatment for patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) is time-critical. While (DTB) of 90 minutes and < 60 minutes for 1133 patients with STEMI undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention in 16 Victorian hospitals, July 2014 e June 2015 R percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is the preferred treatment, excessive delays have a serious adverse impact on patient outcomes. The main indicator of delay is the door-to-balloon time (DTB), and recently updated Australian guidelines have reduced the target DTB from amaximumof 90minutes to less than 60 minutes.