Infarction
Research on infarction detailed by P.K. Kong and co-authors
Published in Cardiovascular Week, December 21st, 2009
Researchers in Birmingham, the United Kingdom conducted a study "To evaluate reduction of door-to-balloon (DTB) time and its impact on in-hospital mortality of high-risk infarct patients in a collaboration of district general hospitals (DGH) with a physician-to-patient model. Primary percutaneous coronary interventions (PPCI) with short DTB time offer mortality benefit for ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction but literatures are conflicting on this benefit for high- vs. low-risk patients."
"In a unique model at Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals, five interventional cardiologists provide 24-h PPCI at whichever one of its two DGH that patients present to. A...
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Source: Cardiovascular Week (2009-12-21)
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