What’s the Hurry: Door to Balloon and Door to EKG Times
The recommended standard for best practices recommending a door to balloon time for ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI) patients to be ≤ 90 minutes was established in the 2013 American College of Cardiology Foundation/American Heart Association Guidelines for STEMI. This has remained the accepted industry standard. But 2013 was a long time ago, and although…