Arq. Bras. Cardiol. 2022; 119(1): 35-36
If “Time Is Muscle,” Then the Patient’s Knowledge Must Save Time
This Short Editorial is referred by the Research article "Impact of Patient Unawareness and Socioeconomic Factors on Patient Presentation to Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention".
More than half a century ago, Eugene Braunwald’s group experimental work on the factors influencing infarct size following coronary artery occlusions led to the concept of “Time is Muscle” in what relates to acute myocardial infarction management.
Timely reperfusion of the occluded coronary arteries is critical to saving at-risk ischemic myocardial cells in acute ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI).
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If “Time Is Muscle,” Then the Patient’s Knowledge Must Save Time
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