In-Hospital Mortality Risk Increases With DIDO Time for STEMI Patients
Major Finding: The recommended door-in to door-out time of 30 minutes or less was observed in only 11% of transferred STEMI patients requiring revascularization.
Data Source: Retrospective analysis of 14,821 patients with STEMI transferred to 298 STEMI receiving hospitals for primary PCI.
Disclosures: The American College of Cardiology Foundation’s National Cardiovascular Data Registry sponsored the study. The ACTION Registry-GWTG is supported in part by the Bristol-Myers Squibb partnership. Dr. Wang reports receiving research grants from the BMS/Sanofi partnership, Schering Plough/Merck, The Medicines Company, Heartscape, Canyon Pharmaceuticals and Eli Lilly/Daiichi Sankyo Alliance, as well as consulting fees/honoraria from Medco and Astra Zeneca. Four of her coauthors report financial relationships with several drug firms.
FROM JAMA
The American College of Cardiology Foundation’s National Cardiovascular Data Registry sponsored the study. The ACTION Registry-GWTG is supported in part by the Bristol-Myers Squibb partnership. Dr. Wang reports receiving research grants from the BMS/Sanofi partnership, Schering Plough/Merck, The Medicines Company, Heartscape, Canyon Pharmaceuticals and Eli Lilly/Daiichi Sanyko Alliance, as well as consulting fees/honoraria from Medco and Astra Zeneca. Four of her coauthors report financial relationships with several drug firms.
