Angioplasty

New findings reported from James Cook University, Cardiology Department describe advances in angioplasty

Published in Cardiovascular Device Liability Week, April 4th, 2010

A new study, 'Door to balloon times: streamlining admission for primary percutaneous coronary intervention,' is now available. "Primary angioplasty is superior to thrombolysis in ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). This advantage is dependent on how quickly angioplasty can be performed," scientists writing in the The New Zealand Medical Journal report.

"Several strategies have been suggested to cut door to balloon (D2B) times. We aimed to audit and reorganise the admission process to accelerate D2B times, in Waikato Hospital, New Zealand. The admission process for STEMI was audited. Three changes were made. One step in the catheterisation lab activation...

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Source: Cardiovascular Device Liability Week (2010-04-04)

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