title: Time to start implementing Lean and Six Sigma in the catheterization laboratory.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai St. Luke's and Mount Sinai West, New York, NY, USA; Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Heart and Vascular Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA. Electronic address: Ckrittanawong@chpnet.org.
authors.forename: Chayakrit
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Krittanawong
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Heart and Vascular Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA.
authors.forename: Takeshi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kitai
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiovascular Disease, Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA.
authors.forename: Tao
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sun
mesh_terms: D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary; D009203:Myocardial Infarction; D058996:Quality Improvement; D013997:Time Factors; D017749:Total Quality Management
keywords: Cardiovascular outcomes; Catheterization laboratory; Door-to-balloon time; Lean; Six Sigma