When Is Door-to-Balloon Time Critical? Analysis From the HORIZONS-AMI (Harmonizing
Outcomes with Revascularization and Stents in Page 1 Lehigh Valley Health Network LVHN …

The study by McNamara et al.(1) from the National Registry of Myocardial Infarction (NRMI)
found that door-to-balloon time (DBT) was strongly associated with mortality in both high …

Background Door-to-balloon (DTB) time for patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction
(STEMI) is a performance measure for acute MI care and the focus of regional and national …

Recently the American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association instituted
DTB of 90 minutes or less as a class I recommendation. Since 2006 the percentage of …

Background There are conflicting data on the association of door-to-balloon (D2B) time and
inhospital mortality in patients undergoing primary percutaneous coronary intervention …

Objectives: The goal of this study was to characterize nonsystem reasons for delay in door-to-
balloon time (D2BT) and the impact on in-hospital mortality. Background: Studies have …

The duration of ischemic time is directly related to permanent myocardial damage and
mortality in the setting of ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). Rapidly restoring …

Objectives: To evaluate reduction of door‐to‐balloon (DTB) time and its impact on in‐
hospital mortality of high‐risk infarct patients in a collaboration of district general hospitals …

Background Door-to-balloon time (DTB) less than 90 minutes is an important quality
indicator for ST elevated myocardial infarction (STEMI). However, considerable number of …

Coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) and percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) are
two important methods for reperfusion for acute myocardial infarction (MI) patients. Surgical …