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Kanaan CN, Kassis N, Nair RM, Kumar A, Huded CP, Kravitz K, Reed GW, Krishnaswamy A, Lincoff AM, Khatri J, Puri R, Ziada K, Nair R, Kapadia S, Khot U. Implementing a comprehensive STEMI protocol to improve care metrics and outcomes in patients with in-hospital STEMI: an observational cohort study. Open Heart 2024; 11:e002505. [PMID: 38290731 PMCID: PMC10828835 DOI: 10.1136/openhrt-2023-002505] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2023] [Accepted: 12/08/2023] [Indexed: 02/01/2024] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND Patients who experience in-hospital ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (iSTEMI) represent a uniquely high-risk cohort owing to delays in diagnosis, prolonged time to reperfusion and increased mortality. Quality initiatives aimed at improving the care of this vulnerable, yet understudied population are needed. METHODS This study included consecutive patients with iSTEMI treated with percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) between 1 January 2011 and 15 July 2019 at a single, tertiary referral centre. A comprehensive iSTEMI protocol (CSP) was implemented on 15 July 2014, incorporating: (1) cardiology fellow activation of the catheterisation lab using standardised criteria, (2) nursing chest pain protocol, (3) improved electronic access to electrocardiographic studies, (4) checklist for initial triage and management, (5) 24/7/365 catheterisation lab readiness and (6) radial-first PCI approach. Key metrics and clinical outcomes were compared before and after CSP implementation. RESULTS Among 125 total subjects, the post-CSP cohort (n=81) was younger, had more males and were more likely to be hospitalised for cardiac-related reasons relative to the pre-CSP cohort (n=44) who were more likely hospitalised for operative-related aetiologies. After CSP adoption, median ECG-to-first-device-activation time decreased from 113 min to 64 min (p<0.001), goal ECG-to-first-device-activation time increased from 36% to 76% of patients (p<0.001), administration of guideline-directed medical therapy prior to PCI increased from 27.3% to 65.4% (p<0.001), trans-radial access increased from 16% to 70% (p<0.001) and rates of discharge home increased from 56.8% to 76.5% (p=0.04). Statistically insignificant numerical reductions were observed post-CSP in in-hospital mortality (18.2% vs 9.9%, p=0.30), 30-day mortality (15.9% vs 12.3%, p=0.78) and 1-year mortality (27.3% vs 21.0%, p=0.57). CONCLUSIONS The implementation of a CSP was associated with marked enhancements in key care metrics among patients with iSTEMI. Among a larger cohort, the use of a CSP yielded a significant reduction in ECG-to-first-device-activation time in a particularly vulnerable population at high risk of death.
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Affiliation(s)
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- Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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Bäck M, Banach M, Braunschweig F, De Rosa S, Gimelli A, Kahan T, Ketelhuth DFJ, Lancellotti P, Larsson SC, Mellbin L, Nagy E, Savarese G, Szummer K, Wahl D. Highlights from 2022 in EHJ Open. EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL OPEN 2022; 2:oeac084. [PMID: 36600883 PMCID: PMC9801405 DOI: 10.1093/ehjopen/oeac084] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Magnus Bäck
- Department of Cardiology, Heart and Vascular Center, Karolinska University Hospital, 17177 Stockholm, Sweden
- Department of Medicine Solna, Karolinska Institutet, 17177 Stockholm, Sweden
- Nancy University Hospital, University of Lorraine and INSERM U1116, 54511 Nancy, France
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- Department of Preventive Cardiology and Lipidology, Medical University of Lodz and Polish Mother's Memorial Hospital Research Institute, Lodz, Poland
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- Department of Cardiology, Heart and Vascular Center, Karolinska University Hospital, 17177 Stockholm, Sweden
- Department of Medicine Solna, Karolinska Institutet, 17177 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Magna Graecia University of Catanzaro, Catanzaro, Italy
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- Cardiovascular and Imaging Departments, Fondazione Toscana Gabriele Monasterio, Pisa, Italy
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- Department of Cardiology, Danderyd University Hospital, Stockohlm, Sweden
- Department of Clinical Sciences, Danderyd Hospital, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Molecular Medicine, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
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- GIGA Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Liège Hospital, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Sart Tilman, Liège, Belgium
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- Unit of Cardiovascular and Nutritional Epidemiology, Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
- Department of Surgical Sciences, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Cardiology, Heart and Vascular Center, Karolinska University Hospital, 17177 Stockholm, Sweden
- Department of Medicine Solna, Karolinska Institutet, 17177 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Cardiology, Heart and Vascular Center, Karolinska University Hospital, 17177 Stockholm, Sweden
- Department of Medicine Solna, Karolinska Institutet, 17177 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Cardiology, Heart and Vascular Center, Karolinska University Hospital, 17177 Stockholm, Sweden
- Department of Medicine Solna, Karolinska Institutet, 17177 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Cardiology, Heart and Vascular Center, Karolinska University Hospital, 17177 Stockholm, Sweden
- Department of Medicine Huddinge, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Nancy University Hospital, University of Lorraine and INSERM U1116, 54511 Nancy, France
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