Reconsidering transfer for percutaneous coronary intervention strategy: Time is of the essence

Archives of Internal Medicine

Volumn 172, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 98-99

  Redberg, Rita F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FIBRINOLYTIC AGENT;

CORONARY ARTERY RECANALIZATION; CORONARY REPERFUSION; EDITORIAL; FIBRINOLYTIC THERAPY; HUMAN; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANGIOPLASTY, BALLOON, CORONARY; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENTS; HUMANS; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PATIENT TRANSFER; TIME FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84856184094     PISSN: 00039926     EISSN: 15383679     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archinternmed.2011.566     Document Type: Editorial

References (12)

1. Keeley EC, Boura JA, Grines CL. Primary angioplasty versus intravenous thrombolytic therapy for acute myocardial infarction: a quantitative review of 23 randomised trials. Lancet. 2003;361(9351):13-20. (Pubitemid 36050955)
2. Dalby M, Bouzamondo A, Lechat P, Montalescot G. Transfer for primary angioplasty versus immediate thrombolysis in acute myocardial infarction: a meta-analysis. Circulation. 2003;108(15):1809-1814. (Pubitemid 37296089)
3. Jacobs AK, et al. Development of systems of care for ST-elevation myocardial infarction patients: executive summary. Circulation. 2007;116(2):217-230.
4. Bradley EH, Nallamothu BK, Herrin J, et al. National efforts to improve door-toballoon time results from the Door-to-Balloon Alliance. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2009; 54(25):2423-2429.
5. Wang Y, Peterson E, Ou T, et al. Door-to-balloon times for patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction requiring interhospital transfer for primary percutaneous coronary intervention: a report from the national cardiovascular data registry. Am Heart J. 2011;161(1):76-83.
6. Herrin J, Miller LE, Turkmani DF, et al. National performance on door-in to doorout time among patients transferred for primary percutaneous coronary intervention. Arch Intern Med. 2011;171(22):1879-1886.
7. Nallamothu BK, Bates ER, Herrin J, Wang Y, Bradley EH, Krumholz HM; NRMI Investigators. Times to treatment in transfer patients undergoing primary percutaneous coronary intervention in the United States: National Registry of Myocardial Infarction (NRMI)-3/4 analysis. Circulation. 2005;111(6):761-767. (Pubitemid 40250637)
8. Secemsky EA, Lange D, Ho JE, et al. Improvement in revascularization time after creation of a coronary catheterization laboratory at a public hospital [published online November 28, 2011]. Arch Intern Med. 2012;172(2):193-194.
9. Wang TY, Nallamothu BK, Krumholz HM, et al. Association of door-in to doorout time with reperfusion delays and outcomes among patients transferred for primary percutaneous coronary intervention. JAMA. 2011;305(24):2540-2547.
10. Danchin N, Blanchard D, Steg PG, et al USIC 2000 Investigators. Impact of prehospital thrombolysis for acute myocardial infarction on 1-year outcome: results from the French Nationwide USIC 2000 Registry. Circulation. 2004;110(14):1909-1915. (Pubitemid 39331900)
11. Ranchord AM, Prasad S, Matsis P, Harding SA. Paramedic-administered prehospital thrombolysis is safe and reduces time to treatment. N Z Med J. 2009;122(1302):47-53.
12. Claeys MJ, de Meester A, Convens C, et al. Contemporary mortality differences between primary percutaneous coronary intervention and thrombolysis in ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction. Arch Intern Med. 2011;171(6):544-549.