Age-related trends in prehospital delay time interval and reperfusion therapy in patients with ST elevation acute myocardial infarction.docVIP

Available online/supplements/5/S3 CARDIOLOGY P1 Door-to-balloon time in patients undergoing primary angioplasty and therapeutic decision on acute myocardial infarction CE Rochitte, R Kaneko, M Knobel, A Avezum, JAM Souza, FS Brito Jr, E Knobel CTI, Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, S?o Paulo, Brazil Objectives: In the treatment of acute myocardial infarction (MI), the time delay to achieve reperfusion of the infarction-related artery has been linked to survival rates. Primary or direct angioplasty has been found to be an excellent means of achieving reperfusion in acute ST-elevation MI