The Tradeoff between Travel Time from Home to Hospital and Door to Balloon Time in Determining Mortality among STEMI Patients Undergoing PCI.

The Tradeoff between Travel Time from Home to Hospital and Door to Balloon Time in Determining Mortality among STEMI Patients Undergoing PCI.

BACKGROUND:In ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), even in presence of short door to balloon time (DTBT), timely reperfusion with percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is hampered by pre-hospital delays. Travel time (TT) constitutes a relevant part of these delays and may contribut...

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Main Authors: Riccardo Di Domenicantonio, Giovanna Cappai, Paolo Sciattella, Valeria Belleudi, Mirko Di Martino, Nera Agabiti, Francesca Mataloni, Roberto Ricci, Carlo Alberto Perucci, Marina Davoli, Danilo Fusco
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4918978?pdf=render

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