C.C.A.A.
CCAA — Culprit Coronary Artery Algorithm
Because time matters: immediately evaluate the cardiac area at risk.
CCAA effectively uses 12 ECG leads to optimise diagnosis and management of patients with acute chest pain. To know which cardiac area is threatened to be lost, if coronary flow is not restored, is of critical importance in decision making.
Identifying patients requiring coronary reperfusion therapy (PCI / thrombolysis)
Limiting duration of cardiac ischemia and thereby damage to the heart muscle
Cost-effective quick pre-hospital decisionmaking regarding next treatment steps
It allows optimal management of the acute chest pain patient both outside the hospital and in the emergency room, identifying patients in need of admission to a hospital, where a percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) can be performed.