Ischemic time is a better predictor than door‐to‐balloon time for mortality and infarct size in <scp>ST</scp>‐elevation myocardial infarction

Abstract

In STEMI patients, IT was a better predictor than D2B time for 30-day mortality and infarct size. Our findings suggest that the focus of STEMI care should be directed at early initiation of therapy and minimizing IT rather than on D2B time alone. The potential impact of IT reporting in current STEMI registries merits further consideration. © 2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.