Impact of first medical contact to revascularisation time on long-term clinical outcomes in ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction patients

Swiss Med Wkly. 2020 Nov 4:150:w20368. doi: 10.4414/smw.2020.20368. eCollection 2020 Nov 2.

Abstract

Increased age impacts the first medical contact to revascularisation delay in patients with STEMI. Patients with shorter treatment delays (<90 minutes after first medical contact) have significantly lower major adverse cardiac events rates at 3 years.

MeSH terms

  • Humans
  • Percutaneous Coronary Intervention*
  • ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction* / surgery
  • Time-to-Treatment
  • Treatment Outcome