Reduced door-to-balloon times in acute ST-elevation myocardial infarction patients undergoing primary percutaneous coronary intervention

Authors :: Huang-Joe Wang
Shih-Sheng Chang
Ping-Han Lo
Yeh Peng Chen
Wei-Kung Chen
L.-C. Hsieh
Jui-Sung Hung
Yu-Chen Wang
Chih-Ping Chang
Chia-Hung Chen
Kuan-Cheng Chang
Jen Jyh Lin
Source :: International Journal of Clinical Practice. 66:69-76
Publication Year :: 2011
Publisher :: Hindawi Limited, 2011.
Abstract: Summary Background: Primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) significantly reduces mortality and morbidity, particularly when door-to-balloon (D2B) time is

Subjects :: medicine.medical_specialty
business.industry
medicine.medical_treatment
Percutaneous coronary intervention
General Medicine
Emergency department
Balloon
medicine.disease
Surgery
Interim
Internal medicine
Angioplasty
Conventional PCI
Door-to-balloon
Cardiology
Medicine
Myocardial infarction
business

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