Primary percutaneous coronary intervention in acute myocardial infarction: Direct transportation to catheterization laboratory by emergency teams reduces door-to-balloon time

Abstract

The preclinical emergency diagnosis of STEMI was reliable. Direct transport of patients with STEMI to the cardiac catheterization laboratory and early preclinical alert by the interventional PCI team significantly reduces door-to-balloon-times compared with established standard processes-of-care for patients considered for primary PCI.