title: Is door-to-balloon time the best metric to assess successful treatment of STEMI?
authors.affiliation: University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, Florida.
authors.forename: C Richard
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Conti
mesh_terms: D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000401:mortality; D000818:Animals; D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000150:complications / Q000401:mortality / Q000628:therapy*; D004285:Dogs; D006297:Health Services Accessibility; D006801:Humans; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000209:etiology / Q000401:mortality / Q000628:therapy*; D018579:Patient Selection; D019984:Quality Indicators, Health Care; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors; D015912:Thrombolytic Therapy / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000401:mortality; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome