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

Answer

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

Answer

Administer fibrinolysis immediately at PCI-capable hospital

Answer

Delay reperfusion until troponin returns

Practice 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?