Author/Authors :
De Luca، نويسنده , , Giuseppe and Ernst، نويسنده , , Nicolette and Suryapranata، نويسنده , , Harry and Ottervanger، نويسنده , , Jan Paul and Hoorntje، نويسنده , , Jan C.A. and Gosselink، نويسنده , , A.T. Marcel and Dambrink، نويسنده , , Jan-Henk and de Boer، نويسنده , , Menko-Jan and vanʹt Hof، نويسنده , , Arnoud W.J.، نويسنده ,
Abstract :
The aim of the present study was to evaluate the impact of interhospital delay on mortality in 616 patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction transferred for primary angioplasty to our hospital. Longer interhospital delay was associated with impaired perfusion, larger infarct size, and higher 1-year mortality (adjusted RR 1.5, 95% confidence interval 1.07 to 2.12; p = 0.019). These results suggest that in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction transferred for primary angioplasty, all efforts should be made to reduce time to treatment.
