An x-ray displays a coronary stent system being deployed via balloon in the Right Coronary Artery of a patient during an ST- Segment Elevation Myocardial infarction, or STEMI, procedure at the catheterization laboratory, William Beaumont Army Medical Center, June 29. WBAMC currently holds the fastest door-to-balloon times in the Department of Defense and the City of El Paso, Texas, averaging 50 minutes over the last two years. Door-to-balloon time is the measurement of time necessary from the point of patient arrival to the point a catheter with a small balloon is deployed placing a coronary stent system in the artery and opening up the artery. National guidelines for door-to-balloon time are set at 90 minutes or less.
Date Taken: | 06.29.2016 |
Date Posted: | 07.25.2016 16:21 |
Photo ID: | 2743047 |
VIRIN: | 160629-A-EK666-219 |
Resolution: | 2791x1993 |
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Location: | FORT BLISS, TX, US |
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