Difference between revisions of "Door-to-Balloon Time"

[[[[File:Hot Air Balloon.jpg|500px|thumb|left|''"The cath must've gone well for you to bring this sweet hot-air balloon!  Thank you!!"'']]

In the treatment of STEMI, '''door-to-balloon time''' is the amount of time that passes from the moment a patient enters the emergency room to when the patient receives a congratulatory "Get Well Soon!" balloon from an interventional cardiologist<ref>[http://gomerblog.com/2015/10/ben-carson-2/ Ben Carson: Heart Attack Victims Could Have Survived If They Cathed Own Coronaries]</ref><ref>[http://gomerblog.com/2015/03/anginal-equivalent/ No Matter the Symptom, Local Cardiologist Pretty Convinced It's an Anginal Equivalent]</ref> signaling successful reperfusion.  According to the ACC/AHA guidelines, the goal '''door-to-balloon time''' is less than 90 minutes and if more than one balloon is provided all the better.  No studies have shown a difference between party or hot-air balloons.