Objectives: The purpose of this study was to demonstrate the feasibility of routine transfer of
ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) patients to achieve percutaneous …

BACKGROUND: National initiatives have reduced door-to-balloon (DTB) times for direct-
arrival ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) patients undergoing primary …

This study was conducted to evaluate door-to-treatment times before and after the
implementation of a rapid triage and transfer system for patients with ST-elevation …

Background—Current American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association
guidelines recommend transfer and primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for ST …

Objectives: A network approach to transfer ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction
(STEMI) patients can achieve durable first door-to-balloon times (1st D2B) for percutaneous …

Context Patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) requiring interhospital
transfer for primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) often have prolonged overall …

Background—For patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction transferred for
primary percutaneous coronary intervention, guidelines have called for device activation …

Background—The ability to rapidly identify patients with ST-segment elevation–myocardial
infarction (STEMI) at hospitals without percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) and transfer …

To determine whether door-to-balloon (DTB) times of patients presenting with ST-elevation
myocardial infarction (STEMI) were reduced in patients transported by emergency medical …

Hospital transfer is associated with delays in performance of primary percutaneous coronary
intervention (PCI) for ST-elevation myocardial infarction. Given the limited number of …