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Assessment of the Diagnosis-To-Needle Times for Patients Admitted to the Emergency Department with Acute ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction


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FIGURE 1.

Relationship between diagnosis-to-needle time and troponin values after 48 h
Relationship between diagnosis-to-needle time and troponin values after 48 h

FIGURE 2.

Relationship between pain onset-to-diagnosis time and troponin values after 48 h
Relationship between pain onset-to-diagnosis time and troponin values after 48 h

Sociodemographic and clinical characteristics

%
Smoking
  Yes 60
  No 40
Diabetes mellitus
  Yes 20
  No 80
Hypertension
  Yes 20
  No 80
History of coronary artery disease
  Yes 20
  No 80
Type of myocardial infarction
  Anterior 48
  Inferior 48
  Lateral 4
Localization of the culprit lesion
  CX, mid region 6
  LAD, mid region 24
  LAD, osteal region 2
  LAD, proximal 6
  LAD, proximal region 14
  LAD-SAFEN proximal region 2
  RCA, pre-crux 2
  RCA, distal region 4
  RCA, mid region 20
  RCA, proximal 6
  RCA, proximal region 10
  RCA, proximal and crux region 2
  RCA, proximal and distal region 2
Contrast nephropathy
  Not developed 96
  Developed 4
Patient's time of arrival
  Out of working hours 60
  During working hours 40

Relationship between the localization of the culprit lesion and post-angiography ejection fraction

Localization of the culprit lesion n Post-angiography ejection fraction (%) p value
LAD mid regiona 12 44.50 ± 7.65 0.017*
LAD proximal regionb 7 43.29 ± 8.30 0.035& (difference between a and c)
RCA mid regionc 10 52.20 ± 3.99 0.034& (difference between b and c)

The relationship between diagnosis-to-needle times according to working hours

During working hours (n = 20) Outside of working hours (n = 30) p value

Frequency % Frequency %
Male 13 65 25 83.3 0.210*
Female 7 35 5 16.6
Age 58.89 ± 12 53.62 ± 14 0.205**
Smoking
  Yes 11 55 19 63.3 0.594*
  No 9 45 11 36.7
Onset of pain-to-diagnosis time (h) 1.87 ± 0.99 3.12 ± 2.97 0.043**
Diagnosis-to-needle time (min) 29.89 ± 6.12 37.31 ± 6.43 0.000**
Baseline troponin (ng/ml) 5.04 ± 5.98 3.98 ± 4.84 0.974**
Control troponin after 48 h (ng/ml) 28.77 ± 12.76 41.29 ± 10.71 0.001**
Troponin increase 23.73 ± 11.93 37.30 ± 11.04 0.000**
Post-angiography ejection fraction (%) 50.39 ± 4.57 45.48 ± 6.91 0.011**
Diabetes mellitus
  Yes 3 15 7 23.3 0.334*
  No 17 85 23 76.7
Hypertension
  Yes 5 25 5 16.6 0.210*
  No 15 75 25 83.4

Evaluation of diagnosis-to-needle time

Mean ± SD
Onset of pain-to-diagnosis time (h) 2.64 ± 2.47
Post-angiography ejection fraction (%) 47.36 ± 6.53
Baseline troponin (ng/ml) 4.39 ± 5.26
Control troponin after 48 h (ng/ml) 36.50 ± 12.95
Troponin increase (ng/ml) 32.10 ± 13.09
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