Figure - PMC

Skip to main content

An official website of the United States government

Here's how you know

Here's how you know

Official websites use .gov
A .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States.

Secure .gov websites use HTTPS
A lock ( ) or https:// means you've safely connected to the .gov website. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites.

View full-text article in PMC

editorial

. 2015 Jul 18;23(9):415–419. doi: 10.1007/s12471-015-0728-z

Search in PMC
Search in PubMed
View in NLM Catalog
Add to search

© The Author(s) 2015

Open Access This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License which permits any use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author(s) and the source are credited.

PMC Copyright notice

Fig. 1 — Various delays when treating patients with ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI) with primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PPCI). ‘Healthcare system delay’ is the total delay from emergency medical service (EMS) call to PPCI. ‘PCI-related delay’ is the extra delay that one may use to perform PPCI and achieve effective reperfusion. First Medical Contact (either EMS call, EMS arrival on scene, or arrival at hospital according to regional STEMI system of care, after reference 15)