ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI) in a Tertiary Care Hospital in New Delhi, India: A Prospective Study

This study highlights about ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI) in A Tertiary Care Hospital in New Delhi, India. Time delay in STEMI works as an indicator for performance assessment and marker of quality of care. The most effective parameters for good STEMI outcomes are the time from symptom onset till effective reperfusion (total ischaemic time) and the door-to-balloon time (D2BT), the latter supposed to represent the in-hospital performance. There is a minimum time delay in moving of patients from the ER (Emergency room) to the Cath lab (catheterisation lab) in the tertiary care hospital within- hospital cardiology team. But we sometimes face time delays and, in this study, we will look at the causes of the time delays and will try to find solutions to them over a period of 10 months. Proper education of the patient and relatives must be done by experts for helping them make immediate, correct decisions for the betterment of the patient.