The impact of introduction of Code-STEMI program on the reduction of door-to-balloon time in acute ST-elevation myocardial infarction patients undergoing primary percutaneous coronary intervention: A single-center study in Saudi Arabia

Objectives: This study was conducted to evaluate the effect of direct emergency department activation of the catheterization lab on door-to-balloon time (D2BT) and outcomes of acute ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) patients at a major tertiary care hospital in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Methods...

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Main Authors: Abdulmalik Abdullah Alyahya, Mohammed Abdullah Alghammass, Fahad Saleh Aldhahri, Abdullah Abdulaziz Alsebti, Abdullah Yousef Alfulaij, Saleh Hamad Alrashed, Husam Al Faleh, Mostafa Alshameri, Khalid Alhabib, Mohammed Arafah, Abduellah Moberik, Abdulaziz Almulaik, Zuhair Al-Aseri, Tarek Seifaw Kashour
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Saudi Heart Association 2018-07-01
Series:Journal of the Saudi Heart Association
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1016731517301380