Int J Cardiovasc Pract
Int J Cardiovasc Pract

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International Journal of Cardiovascular Practice: Vol.6, issue 1; e131479
published online: February 14, 2021
article type: Research Article
received: June 13, 2020
accepted: December 29, 2020
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5812/intjcardiovascpract-131479
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Associated factors with delayed door to balloon time in STEMI patients

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avatar Bijan Zamani 1 , avatar Saeid Ghadimi 2 , avatar Fereshteh Moradoghli 3 , avatar Maryam Chenaghlou 4 , * , avatar Ahmad Separham 5 , avatar Zahra Amirajam 6 , avatar Malek Abazari 7 , avatar Mohsen Abbasnezhad 8 , avatar Negin Zamani 9

Interventional Cardiologist, Department of Cardiology, Ardabil University of Medical Sciences, Ardabil, Iran
General Practitioner, Ardabil University of Medical Sciences, Ardabil, Iran
Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Cardiologist, Fellowship of Heart Failure and Transplantation, Cardiovascular Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
Interventional Cardiologist, Cardiovascular Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
Cardiologist, Department of Cardiology and Infectious Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, Ardabil University of Medical Science, Ardabil, Iran
Department of Public Health, Ardabil University of Medical Sciences, Ardabil, Iran
Cardiologist, Fellowship of Electrophysiology, Cardiovascular Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
Medical Student, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran

how to cite: Zamani B, Ghadimi S, Moradoghli F, Chenaghlou M, Separham A, et al. Associated factors with delayed door to balloon time in STEMI patients. Int J Cardiovasc Pract. 2021;6(1):e131479. https://doi.org/10.5812/intjcardiovascpract-131479.

Abstract

Introduction: Door to balloon time is a marker of primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI) timeliness. Door to balloon time duration, associated factors and it's relation to outcomes are not similar in various centers. Herein we aimed to define these issues in our region.
Methods: In this study, 188 patients with ST-Elevation Myocardial infarction (STEMI) diagnosis eligible for primary PCI were included. Demographic, clinical, and time intervals from arrival in the hospital to patients' catheterization data were recorded. Patients were followed for six-month in terms of mortality and admission.
Results: After excluding patients with missed data, 174 patients were entered into the study. The mean age of patients was 60.8 ± 11.81 years, and 78% of patients were male. Median DBT was 70 minutes (IQR 25-75: 55-97 minute). One hundred and twentythree patients (71%) had a timely door to balloon time. Patients with delayed door to balloon time had lower age, lower prevalence of typical chest pain, and higher prevalence of PCI on Left Circumflex Artery (LCX) than the timely group, but these differences were not significant. (P-values were 0.068, 0.074 and 0.070 respectively). Delayed DBT was evident in three segments of the door to ECG, ECG to code, and code to cath times (P-values were < 0.0001, 0.009, and < 0.0001, respectively), but the cath to balloon time was not significantly different between the two groups (P-value: 0.159). Although in-hospital mortality was higher in the delayed group than the timely group, the difference was not meaningful. (11.7% vs 4.9%, P-value: 0.103). Six-month mortality and admission rate were not different between the two groups.
Conclusions: Door to balloon time was acceptable in this study and was comparable to developed countries. Albeit there is room for improvement due to modifiable delayed parts.

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