Improvements in Door-to-Balloon Time in the United States, 2005 to 2010
Population
Patients with ST-segment-elevation myocardial infarction who undergo primary percutaneous coronary…
Design
Cohort
Authors
Discussion
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Implication
Supports ongoing STEMI quality initiatives; leaves open whether further timeliness gains improve outcomes.
Structured PICO
P
Population
Patients with ST-segment-elevation myocardial infarction who undergo primary percutaneous coronary intervention in the United States
I
Intervention
Primary percutaneous coronary intervention
O
Outcome
Door-to-balloon time
National progress was achieved in reducing door-to-balloon times for STEMI patients undergoing primary PCI in the US from 2005 to 2010.
Cite This Study
Krumholz et al. (2011) studied this question.