Causes of delay in door-to-balloon time in south-east Asian patients undergoing primary percutaneous coronary intervention.

Causes of delay in door-to-balloon time in south-east Asian patients undergoing primary percutaneous coronary intervention.

To evaluate causes and impact of delay in the door-to-balloon (D2B) time for patients undergoing primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PPCI).From January 2009 to December 2012, 1268 patients (86% male, mean age of 58 ± 12 years) presented to our hospital for ST-elevation myocardial infarction...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Wen Jun Sim, An Shing Ang, Mae Chyi Tan, Wen Wei Xiang, David Foo, Kwok Kong Loh, Fahim Haider Jafary, Timothy James Watson, Paul Jau Lueng Ong, Hee Hwa Ho
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5608363?pdf=render

Internet

http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5608363?pdf=render

Similar Items