Abstract
Early reperfusion in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) is essential. Although primary percutaneous coronary intervention (pPCI) is the preferred revascularization technique, it often involves longer primary transportation or secondary inter-hospital transfers and thus longer system related delays. The current ESC Guidelines state that PCI should be performed within 120minutes from first medical contact, and door-to-balloon time should be
Original language | English |
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Journal | Journal of Electrocardiology |
Volume | 46 |
Issue number | 6 |
Pages (from-to) | 546-52 |
Number of pages | 7 |
ISSN | 0022-0736 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2013 |