A 57-year-old man with crushing chest pain and 2 mm ST elevations in V2-V4 presents 50 minutes after symptom onset at a PCI-capable hospital. Which ti...

Question

A 57-year-old man with crushing chest pain and 2 mm ST elevations in V2-V4 presents 50 minutes after symptom onset at a PCI-capable hospital. Which timing goal is correct?

Accepted Answer

Door-to-balloon time ≤90 minutes

Answer

Door-to-balloon time ≤120 minutes

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Door-to-needle (fibrinolysis) ≤30 minutes at PCI center

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Administer fibrinolysis immediately at PCI-capable hospital

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Delay reperfusion until troponin returns

us-abem MCQ (SBA): STEMI Reperfusion

A 57-year-old man with crushing chest pain and 2 mm ST elevations in V2-V4 presents 50 minutes after symptom onset at a PCI-capable hospital. Which timing goal is correct?