Cardio Vascular Emergencies

“Time is Muscle”

Coronary Circulation is a Determinant of Myocardial Ischemic Injury.

The perfusion territory of the coronary artery distal to the site of the occlusion is the area at risk of infarction because the coronary arteries are functional end arteries.

Within a given area at risk, both the duration and the severity of coronary blood flow reduction determines the nature and amount of injury.

Complete coronary occlusion of <20>

• Sudden Cardiac arrest
• Unstable Angina
• Myocardial Ischemia
• Cardiac Conduction disorders
• Arrhythmias

The emergency medicine department at AIG Hospital works for hand in glove with the Eminent cardiology team that is headed by Dr B. Somaraju, understanding the importance of time in cardiac emergencies. The standard door to needle time is 20 min, door to balloon time is 25min the AIG ACS protocol.