Chicago, IL - By including emergency-physician activation in the catheterization lab, researchers from the Mayo Clinic were able to achieve door-to-balloon times of less than 90 minutes for patients ...

Each year, approximately 250,000 Americans suffer from the most severe type of heart attack. Getting them treatment quickly is the key to a better outcome. Now, there’s a novel way to cut the time it ...

Indianapolis, IN - Two simple changes to the way patients with ST-elevation MI (STEMI) are managed when first presenting to the emergency department led to a substantial reduction in door-to-balloon ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Patients with STEMI undergoing primary percutaneous coronary intervention had significantly improved ...

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"The ER doctor ordered the heart cath, so I just went ahead and did it. Besides, if I didn't do the cath it would make our door-to-balloon-time quality score go down." I was four miles from home on a ...

(UPDATED) Patients with STEMI and COVID-19 are uniquely high risk, North American registry data show. And for patients whose door-to-balloon (D2B) times are similar to those without the viral disease, ...

A key player recalls the effort that went into a life-saving campaign. In a session dedicated to the history of STEMI treatment, insider Harlan M. Krumholz, MD, SM, of Yale University School of ...

The current door-to-balloon time guideline for ST-elevation myocardial infarction patients from the American Heart Association is 90 minutes or less. Many hospitals around the country have taken steps ...