Door-to-balloon Time for ST-elevation MI in the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Era

In patients presenting with ST-elevation MI, prompt primary coronary intervention is the preferred treatment modality. Several studies have described improved outcomes in door-to-balloon (D2B) and symptom onset-to-balloon (OTB) times of less than 2 hours, but specific implications coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic on D2B OTB are not well-known. This review aims to evaluate impact COVID-19 time elucidate both factors that delay strategies improve contemporary era. The search was directed identify articles discussing significance before during COVID-19, from initialization database December 1, 2020. majority found onset-of-symptom hospital arrival increased era, whereas mortality were unchanged some others.