2007 National Healthcare Quality Report: Data Tables Appendix--Table 1.50a

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Table 1.50a
Median time for AMI patients to PTCA,^a all payers, United States, 2005

Population group		Median time (minutes)
Total		99
Gender	Male	96
Gender	Female	105
Race	White	97
	Black	115
	Hispanic	108
	Native American	95
	Asian	104
Age	Under 65	95
	65-74	100
	75-84	106
	85 and over	114

^a Time in minutes from arrival to percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) in patients with ST segment elevation or left bundle branch block (LBBB) on the electrocardiogram (ECG) performed closest to hospital arrival time.

Key: AMI: acute myocardial infarction.

Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Medicare Quality Improvement Organization Program.