title: Relationship between time to treatment and mortality among patients undergoing primary percutaneous coronary intervention according to Korea Acute Myocardial Infarction Registry.
abstract: Despite large reductions in door-to-balloon times over the period, several studies from regional and national data showed that annual mortality rates were not decreased among patients who underwent primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). However, these studies mostly focused on door-to-balloon time, and there was no consideration of total ischemic time in a trend of mortality. The aim of this study was to assess the annual trend between time to treatment and 1-month mortality among patients undergoing primary PCI.
  
  
  
  The study population consisted of 8040 patients who underwent primary PCI at hospitals participating in the nationwide prospective Korea Acute Myocardial Infarction Registry (KAMIR) between January 2008 and December 2011. The primary end point of this study was 1-month all-cause mortality, and time to treatment (door-to-balloon time, symptom-to-balloon time). One-month death occurred in 452 patients (5.6%) from 2008 to 2011. Additional reductions in door-to-balloon time were not translated into parallel reductions in mortality rate and total ischemic time. After adjustment using clinical risk, shorter total ischemic time was an independent predictor of 1-month mortality [adjusted odds ratio (OR) 0.78, 95% confidential interval (CI) 0.62-0.99, p=0.04]. Total ischemic time could be reduced by using emergency medical services.
  
  
  
  Despite improvements in door-to-balloon time, no parallel reductions in mortality rate and total ischemic time were observed. Total ischemic time was associated with mortality. The present study suggests that additional efforts are needed to shorten total ischemic time including patient and pre-hospital systemic delay for better prognosis after primary PCI.
authors.affiliation: Chosun University Hospital, Gwangju, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Hyun Kuk
authors.initials: HK
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Chonnam National University Hospital, Gwangju, Republic of Korea. Electronic address: myungho@chollian.net.
authors.forename: Myung Ho
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Jeong
authors.affiliation: Chonnam National University Hospital, Gwangju, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Youngkeun
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ahn
authors.affiliation: Kyungpook National University Hosptial, Daegu, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Shung Chull
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Chae
authors.affiliation: Yeungnam University Hospital, Daegu, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Young Jo
authors.initials: YJ
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Keimyung University Hospital, Daegu, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Seung Ho
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Hur
authors.affiliation: Chungnam National University Hospital, Daejon, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: In Whan
authors.initials: IW
authors.lastname: Seong
authors.affiliation: Busan National University Hospital, Busan, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Taek Jong
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Hong
authors.affiliation: Yonsei University Severans Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Dong Hoon
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.affiliation: Chungbuk National University Hospital, Cheonju, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Myeong Chan
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Cho
authors.affiliation: Kyunghee University Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Chong Jin
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Catholic University Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Ki Bae
authors.initials: KB
authors.lastname: Seung
authors.affiliation: Yonsei University Severans Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Yang Soo
authors.initials: YS
authors.lastname: Jang
authors.affiliation: Korea University Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Seung Woon
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Rha
authors.affiliation: Konyang University Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Jang Ho
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Bae
authors.affiliation: Kwangju Christian Hospital, Gwangju, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Sung Soo
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Ulsan University Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Seung Jung
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Park
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000401:mortality* / Q000601:surgery; D062645:Percutaneous Coronary Intervention / Q000401:mortality*; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012042:Registries; D056910:Republic of Korea; D061665:Time-to-Treatment
keywords: Door-to-balloon time; Myocardial infarction; Primary percutaneous coronary intervention