Archives of cardiovascular diseases
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Arch Cardiovasc Dis · Jan 2019
Multicenter Study Observational StudyFactors associated with delay in transfer of patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction from first medical contact to catheterization laboratory: Lessons from CRAC, a French prospective multicentre registry.
It is critical to minimize the time between the first medical contact and primary percutaneous coronary intervention in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction. ⋯ In ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction, a transfer time from first medical contact to primary percutaneous coronary intervention of>120min was associated with geographic, systemic and comorbid factors, several of which appear reasonably actionable.