Association of Door-to-Balloon Delay with Complications and Length of Hospital Stays in Patients with ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction
Mohannad Eid AbuRuz, Fatma Refaat Ahmed, Nizar Alsubahi, Haya Ibrahim Ali Abu Maloh, Ahmad Rajeh Saifan, Mohannad Alkhateeb, Osama Alkouri · 2026
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Mohannad Eid AbuRuz and colleagues study whether delays in opening a blocked heart artery predict complications and longer hospital stays, in a 2026 prospective study from Jordan. Five hundred thirty-six patients with the most urgent heart attack type were recruited across eight hospitals in Amman. Delay meant two hours or more from hospital door to the balloon procedure.
The typical wait sat near one hundred eight minutes, though the spread was wide. Delayed patients faced more than double the risk of complications, and a previous heart attack also raised risk clearly. Hospital stay length was modeled against delay alongside social and clinical factors. The results support the familiar message with local numbers: minutes matter after arrival.
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| CREATOR | Mohannad Eid AbuRuz, Fatma Refaat Ahmed, Nizar Alsubahi, Haya Ibrahim Ali Abu Maloh, Ahmad Rajeh Saifan, Mohannad Alkhateeb, Osama Alkouri |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 25 KB |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |