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Gabani R, Spione F, Arevalos V, Grima Sopesens N, Ortega-Paz L, Gomez-Lara J, Jimenez-Diaz V, Jimenez M, Jiménez-Quevedo P, Diletti R, Pineda J, Campo G, Silvestro A, Maristany J, Flores X, Oyarzabal L, Bastos-Fernandez G, Iñiguez A, Serra A, Escaned J, Ielasi A, Tespili M, Lenzen M, Gonzalo N, Bordes P, Tebaldi M, Biscaglia S, Al-Shaibani S, Romaguera R, Gomez-Hospital JA, Rodes-Cabau J, Serruys PW, Sabaté M, Brugaletta S. Gender Differences in 10-Year Outcomes Following STEMI: A Subanalysis From the EXAMINATION-EXTEND Trial. JACC Cardiovasc Interv 2022; 15:1965-1973. [PMID: 36008267 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcin.2022.07.038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2022] [Revised: 07/21/2022] [Accepted: 07/26/2022] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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BACKGROUND Short-term outcomes following ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) in women are worse than in men, with a higher mortality rate. It is unknown whether gender plays a role in very long term outcomes. OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to assess whether very long term outcomes following STEMI treatment are influenced by gender. METHODS EXAMINATION-EXTEND (10-Year Follow-Up of the EXAMINATION Trial) was an investigator-driven 10-year follow-up of the EXAMINATION (A Clinical Evaluation of Everolimus Eluting Coronary Stents in the Treatment of Patients With ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction) trial, which randomly 1:1 assigned 1,498 patients with STEMI to receive either everolimus-eluting stents or bare-metal stents. The present study was a subanalysis according to gender. The primary endpoint was the composite patient-oriented endpoint (all-cause death, any myocardial infarction, or any revascularization) at 10 years. Secondary endpoints were individual components of the primary endpoint. All endpoints were adjusted for age. RESULTS Among 1,498 patients with STEMI, 254 (17%) were women. Overall, women were older, with more arterial hypertension and less smoking history than men. At 10 years, no difference was observed between women and men for the patient-oriented composite endpoint (40.6% vs 34.2%; adjusted HR: 1.14; 95% CI: 0.91-1.42; P = 0.259). There was a trend toward higher all-cause death in women vs men (27.6% vs 19.4%; adjusted HR: 1.30; 95% CI: 0.99-1.71; P = 0.063), with no difference in cardiac death or other endpoints. CONCLUSIONS At very long term follow-up, there were no differences in the combined patient-oriented endpoint between women and men, with a trend toward higher all-cause death in women not driven by cardiac death. The present findings underline the need for focused personalized medicine in women after percutaneous revascularization aimed at both cardiovascular and gender-specific risk factor control and targeted treatment. (10-Years Follow-Up of the EXAMINATION Trial [EXAMINAT10N]; NCT04462315).
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- Rami Gabani
- Hospital Clínic, Cardiovascular Clinic Institute, Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer, Barcelona, Spain
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- Hospital Clínic, Cardiovascular Clinic Institute, Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer, Barcelona, Spain; Department of Advanced Biomedical Sciences, University of Naples, Federico II, Naples, Italy
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- Hospital Clínic, Cardiovascular Clinic Institute, Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer, Barcelona, Spain
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- Hospital Clínic, Cardiovascular Clinic Institute, Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer, Barcelona, Spain; Division of Cardiology, University of Florida College of Medicine, Jacksonville, Florida, USA
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- Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, Institut d'Investigació Biomedica de Bellvitge, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Spain
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- Hospital Alvaro Cunqueiro, Vigo, Spain; Cardiovascular Research Group, Galicia Sur Health Research Institute (IIS Galicia Sur), SERGAS-UVIGO, Vigo, Spain
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- Cardiology Unit, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria di Ferrara, Cona, Italy
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- Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, Institut d'Investigació Biomedica de Bellvitge, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Spain
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- Hospital Alvaro Cunqueiro, Vigo, Spain; Cardiovascular Research Group, Galicia Sur Health Research Institute (IIS Galicia Sur), SERGAS-UVIGO, Vigo, Spain
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- Hospital Alvaro Cunqueiro, Vigo, Spain; Cardiovascular Research Group, Galicia Sur Health Research Institute (IIS Galicia Sur), SERGAS-UVIGO, Vigo, Spain
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- Cardiology Unit, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria di Ferrara, Cona, Italy
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- Cardiology Unit, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria di Ferrara, Cona, Italy
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- Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, Institut d'Investigació Biomedica de Bellvitge, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Spain
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- Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, Institut d'Investigació Biomedica de Bellvitge, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Spain
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- Hospital Clínic, Cardiovascular Clinic Institute, Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer, Barcelona, Spain
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- International Center of Circulatory Health, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom; Department of Cardiology, National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland
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- Hospital Clínic, Cardiovascular Clinic Institute, Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer, Barcelona, Spain; CIBER-CV, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
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- Hospital Clínic, Cardiovascular Clinic Institute, Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer, Barcelona, Spain.
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Liakos M, Parikh PB. Gender Disparities in Presentation, Management, and Outcomes of Acute Myocardial Infarction. Curr Cardiol Rep 2018; 20:64. [DOI: 10.1007/s11886-018-1006-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Gender differences in short- and long-term mortality in the Vienna STEMI registry. Int J Cardiol 2017; 244:303-308. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2017.05.068] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2017] [Revised: 04/24/2017] [Accepted: 05/16/2017] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Venetsanos D, Sederholm Lawesson S, Alfredsson J, Janzon M, Cequier A, Chettibi M, Goodman SG, Van't Hof AW, Montalescot G, Swahn E. Association between gender and short-term outcome in patients with ST elevation myocardial infraction participating in the international, prospective, randomised Administration of Ticagrelor in the catheterisation Laboratory or in the Ambulance for New ST elevation myocardial Infarction to open the Coronary artery (ATLANTIC) trial: a prespecified analysis. BMJ Open 2017; 7:e015241. [PMID: 28939567 PMCID: PMC5623480 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2016-015241] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES To evaluate gender differences in outcomes in patents with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) planned for primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PPCI). SETTINGS A prespecified gender analysis of the multicentre, randomised, double-blind Administration of Ticagrelor in the catheterisation Laboratory or in the Ambulance for New ST elevation myocardial Infarction to open the Coronary artery. PARTICIPANTS Between September 2011 and October 2013, 1862 patients with STEMI and symptom duration <6 hours were included. INTERVENTIONS Patients were assigned to prehospital versus in-hospital administration of 180 mg ticagrelor. OUTCOMES The main objective was to study the association between gender and primary and secondary outcomes of the main study with a focus on the clinical efficacy and safety outcomes. PRIMARY OUTCOME the proportion of patients who did not have 70% resolution of ST-segment elevation and did not meet the criteria for Thrombolysis In Myocardial Infarction (TIMI) flow 3 at initial angiography. Secondary outcome: the composite of death, MI, stent thrombosis, stroke or urgent revascularisation and major or minor bleeding at 30 days. RESULTS Women were older, had higher TIMI risk score, longer prehospital delays and better TIMI flow in the infarct-related artery. Women had a threefold higher risk for all-cause mortality compared with men (5.7% vs 1.9%, HR 3.13, 95% CI 1.78 to 5.51). After adjustment, the difference was attenuated but remained statistically significant (HR 2.08, 95% CI 1.03 to 4.20). The incidence of major bleeding events was twofold to threefold higher in women compared with men. In the multivariable model, female gender was not an independent predictor of bleeding (Platelet Inhibition and Patient Outcomes major HR 1.45, 95% CI 0.73 to 2.86, TIMI major HR 1.28, 95% CI 0.47 to 3.48, Bleeding Academic Research Consortium type 3-5 HR 1.45, 95% CI 0.72 to 2.91). There was no interaction between gender and efficacy or safety of randomised treatment. CONCLUSION In patients with STEMI planned for PPCI and treated with modern antiplatelet therapy, female gender was an independent predictor of short-term mortality. In contrast, the higher incidence of bleeding complications in women could mainly be explained by older age and clustering of comorbidities. CLINICAL TRIAL REGISTRATION NCT01347580;Post-results.
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- Dimitrios Venetsanos
- Department of Cardiology and Department of Medical and Health Sciences, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden
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- Department of Cardiology and Department of Medical and Health Sciences, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden
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- Department of Cardiology and Department of Medical and Health Sciences, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden
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- Department of Cardiology and Department of Medical and Health Sciences, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden
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- Heart Disease Institute, Hospital Universitario de Bellvitge, University of Barcelona, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain
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- Division of Cardiology, Canadian Heart Research Centre, St Michael's Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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- UPMC Sorbonne Universités, ACTION Study Group, Institut de Cardiologie, Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital (AP-HP), Paris, France
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- Department of Cardiology and Department of Medical and Health Sciences, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden
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Soh MC, Nelson-Piercy C, Westgren M, McCowan L, Pasupathy D. Do adverse pregnancy outcomes contribute to accelerated cardiovascular events seen in young women with systemic lupus erythematosus? Lupus 2017; 26:1351-1367. [PMID: 28728509 DOI: 10.1177/0961203317719146] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Cardiovascular events (CVEs) are prevalent in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), and it is the young women who are disproportionately at risk. The risk factors for accelerated cardiovascular disease remain unclear, with multiple studies producing conflicting results. In this paper, we aim to address both traditional and SLE-specific risk factors postulated to drive the accelerated vascular disease in this cohort. We also discuss the more recent hypothesis that adverse pregnancy outcomes in the form of maternal-placental syndrome and resultant preterm delivery could potentially contribute to the CVEs seen in young women with SLE who have fewer traditional cardiovascular risk factors. The pathophysiology of how placental-mediated vascular insufficiency and hypoxia (with the secretion of placenta-like growth factor (PlGF) and soluble fms-tyrosine-like kinase-1 (sFlt-1), soluble endoglin (sEng) and other placental factors) work synergistically to damage the vascular endothelium is discussed. Adverse pregnancy outcomes ultimately are a small contributing factor to the complex pathophysiological process of cardiovascular disease in patients with SLE. Future collaborative studies between cardiologists, obstetricians, obstetric physicians and rheumatologists may pave the way for a better understanding of a likely multifactorial aetiological process.
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- M C Soh
- 1 Women's Health Academic Centre, King's College London, United Kingdom.,3 Faculty of Medical and Health Science, University of Auckland, New Zealand
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- 1 Women's Health Academic Centre, King's College London, United Kingdom
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- 2 Department of Clinical Science, Karolinska Institutet, Sweden
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- 3 Faculty of Medical and Health Science, University of Auckland, New Zealand.,4 National Women's Health, South Auckland Clinical School of Medicine and Counties Manukau Health, Auckland, New Zealand
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- 1 Women's Health Academic Centre, King's College London, United Kingdom.,5 Biomedical Research Centre at Guy's & St Thomas's NHS Foundation Trust and King's College London, United Kingdom
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Schoos MM, Mehran R, Dangas GD, Yu J, Baber U, Clemmensen P, Feit F, Gersh BJ, Guagliumi G, Ohman EM, Pocock SJ, Witzenbichler B, Stone GW. Gender Differences in Associations Between Intraprocedural Thrombotic Events During Percutaneous Coronary Intervention and Adverse Outcomes. Am J Cardiol 2016; 118:1661-1668. [PMID: 27836132 DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2016.08.046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2016] [Revised: 08/19/2016] [Accepted: 08/19/2016] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Women are frequently reported to have increased morbidity after presentation with acute coronary syndromes and myocardial infarction; however, whether a greater thrombotic tendency contributes to gender differences in clinical outcomes of urgent percutaneous coronary intervention is unknown. Intraprocedural Thrombotic Events (IPTEs) are defined as new or increasing thrombus, abrupt vessel closure, no reflow or slow reflow, or distal embolization at any time during percutaneous coronary intervention. IPTEs were evaluated in this pooled analysis of 6,591 patients with stent implantation and blinded quantitative coronary angiography (QCA) analysis, from the ACUITY and HORIZONS-AMI trials. We compared major adverse cardiac events (MACE) at in-hospital, 30-day, and 1-year follow-up and major bleeding at 30 days according to gender and the presence or absence of IPTE. IPTE was identified in 507 patients (7.7%), with 119 of 1,744 (6.8%) occurring in women and 388 of 4,847 (8.0%) in men (p = 0.12). IPTE, but not gender, was independently associated with MACE at in-hospital and 30-day follow-up. At 1-year follow-up, the adjusted hazard of MACE was higher in women and in patients with IPTE; however, the risk of MACE associated with IPTE was similar among women and men. There was no significant interaction between IPTE and gender for 1-year MACE or 30-day bleeding. IPTE predicted major bleeding only in women. In conclusion, in acute coronary syndromes, women have increased risk of adverse outcome at 1 year. IPTEs are common, occur at similar frequency, and are associated with similar degree of increased MACE in both genders at short- and long-term follow-up. Higher thrombotic propensity does not offer a mechanistic explanation for the worse outcomes noted in women.
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Conrotto F, D'Ascenzo F, Humphries KH, Webb JG, Scacciatella P, Grasso C, D'Amico M, Biondi-Zoccai G, Gaita F, Marra S. A meta-analysis of sex-related differences in outcomes after primary percutaneous intervention for ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction. J Interv Cardiol 2016; 28:132-40. [PMID: 25884896 DOI: 10.1111/joic.12195] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2014] [Revised: 02/20/2015] [Accepted: 03/05/2015] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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INTRODUCTION The increasing use of primary percutaneous coronary intervention (pPCI) has improved clinical outcome in ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) patients, but the impact of sex on early and mid-term outcomes remains to be defined. METHODS Medline, Cochrane Library, Biomed Central, and Google Scholar were searched for articles describing differences in baseline, periprocedural, and midterm outcomes after pPCI, by sex. The primary end point was all-cause mortality at early and mid-term follow-up. Secondary endpoints included in-hospital bleeding and stroke. RESULTS Sixteen studies were included. Women were older, had more frequent hypertension, diabetes mellitus, and hypercholesterolemia, as well as longer ischemia time and more shock at presentation. Men were more likely to have had a previous myocardial infarction. Female sex emerged as independently associated to early mortality (OR 1.1; 95%CI, 1.02-1.18) but not to mid-term mortality (OR, 1.01; 95%CI, 0.99-1.03). The pooled analysis showed a significantly higher risk of in hospital stroke (OR, 1.69; 95%CI, 1.11-2.56) and major bleeding (OR, 2.04; 95%CI, 1.51-2.77) in women. CONCLUSIONS As compared to men, women undergoing pPCI have more bleedings and strokes, and a worse early, but not mid-term mortality. These findings may allow a better risk stratification of pPCI patients.
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- Federico Conrotto
- Department of Cardiology, Città, Della Salute e della Scienza Hospital, Turin, Italy
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Jukema JW, Lettino M, Widimský P, Danchin N, Bardaji A, Barrabes JA, Cequier A, Claeys MJ, De Luca L, Dörler J, Erlinge D, Erne P, Goldstein P, Koul SM, Lemesle G, Lüscher TF, Matter CM, Montalescot G, Radovanovic D, Lopez-Sendón J, Tousek P, Weidinger F, Weston CF, Zaman A, Zeymer U. Contemporary registries on P2Y12 inhibitors in patients with acute coronary syndromes in Europe: overview and methodological considerations: Table 1. EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL - CARDIOVASCULAR PHARMACOTHERAPY 2015; 1:232-244. [DOI: 10.1093/ehjcvp/pvv024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/30/2023]
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Sex-related differences after contemporary primary percutaneous coronary intervention for ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction. Arch Cardiovasc Dis 2015; 108:428-36. [DOI: 10.1016/j.acvd.2015.03.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2014] [Revised: 02/10/2015] [Accepted: 03/03/2015] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Biava LM, Scacciatella P, Calcagnile C, Dalmasso P, Conrotto F, Fanelli AL, Meynet I, Pennone M, D’Amico M, Marra S. Sex-related differences in patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction undergoing primary PCI: A long-term mortality study. CARDIOVASCULAR REVASCULARIZATION MEDICINE 2015; 16:135-40. [DOI: 10.1016/j.carrev.2015.02.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2014] [Revised: 01/30/2015] [Accepted: 02/05/2015] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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Scott P, Farouque O, Clark D. Percutaneous coronary intervention in women: should management be different? Interv Cardiol 2014. [DOI: 10.2217/ica.14.51] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Gevaert SA, De Bacquer D, Evrard P, Convens C, Dubois P, Boland J, Renard M, Beauloye C, Coussement P, De Raedt H, de Meester A, Vandecasteele E, Vranckx P, Sinnaeve PR, Claeys MJ. Gender, TIMI risk score and in-hospital mortality in STEMI patients undergoing primary PCI: results from the Belgian STEMI registry. EUROINTERVENTION 2014; 9:1095-101. [PMID: 24457280 DOI: 10.4244/eijv9i9a184] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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AIMS The relationship between the predictive performance of the TIMI risk score for STEMI and gender has not been evaluated in the setting of primary PCI (pPCI). Here, we compared in-hospital mortality and predictive performance of the TIMI risk score between Belgian women and men undergoing pPCI. METHODS AND RESULTS In-hospital mortality was analysed in 8,073 (1,920 [23.8%] female and 6,153 [76.2%] male patients) consecutive pPCI-treated STEMI patients, included in the prospective, observational Belgian STEMI registry (January 2007 to February 2011). A multivariable logistic regression model, including TIMI risk score variables and gender, evaluated differences in in-hospital mortality between men and women. The predictive performance of the TIMI risk score according to gender was evaluated in terms of discrimination and calibration. Mortality rates for TIMI scores in women and men were compared. Female patients were older, had more comorbidities and longer ischaemic times. Crude in-hospital mortality was 10.1% in women vs. 4.9% in men (OR 2.2; 95% CI: 1.82-2.66, p<0.001). When adjusting for TIMI risk score variables, mortality remained higher in women (OR 1.47, 95% CI: 1.15-1.87, p=0.002). The TIMI risk score provided a good predictive discrimination and calibration in women as well as in men (c-statistic=0.84 [95% CI: 0.809-0.866], goodness-of-fit p=0.53 and c-statistic=0.89 [95% CI: 0.873-0.907], goodness-of-fit p=0.13, respectively), but mortality prediction for TIMI scores was better in men (p=0.02 for TIMI score x gender interaction). CONCLUSIONS In the Belgian STEMI registry, pPCI-treated women had a higher in-hospital mortality rate even after correcting for TIMI risk score variables. The TIMI risk score was effective in predicting in-hospital mortality but performed slightly better in men. The database was registered with clinicaltrials.gov (NCT00727623).
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- Sofie A Gevaert
- Department of Cardiology, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium
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Shammas NW, Shammas GA, Jerin M, Sharis P. Sex differences in long-term outcomes of coronary patients treated with drug-eluting stents at a tertiary medical center. Vasc Health Risk Manag 2014; 10:563-7. [PMID: 25228813 PMCID: PMC4164386 DOI: 10.2147/vhrm.s64696] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Background Limited data exist on contemporary sex-related differences in long-term outcomes of coronary patients receiving drug-eluting stents. In this study we evaluate differences for males (M) and females (F) in 2-year target lesion failure (TLF) in an unselected consecutive series of patients treated with everolimus-eluting stents (EES) and paclitaxel-eluting stents (PES) at a tertiary medical center. Methods Data on 348 consecutive patients (M 221, F 127) stented with EES and PES were retrospectively analyzed. The primary end point of the study was to compare sex-related outcomes in TLF, defined as the combined end point of cardiac death, nonfatal myocardial infarction, and target lesion revascularization (TLR). Secondary end points included TLR, target vessel failure, target vessel revascularization, acute stent thrombosis as defined by the Academic Research Consortium, and cardiac death. The cineangiograms of the first consecutive 162 patients (M 105, F 57) were independently reviewed by a cardiologist blinded to clinical outcome, and SYNTAX scoring was performed. Follow-up was achieved using medical records and/or phone calls and was censored at 2 years. Descriptive analysis was performed on all variables. Univariate analysis compared the M and F cohorts. Multivariate analysis using Cox regression was performed to determine independent predictors of TLF with time, including sex as an independent variable in the model. Results M had more prior percutaneous coronary interventions and restenotic lesions and a higher prevalence of smoking. They also had longer length of disease and received more stents than F. F were older and had a higher prevalence of prior stroke. Angiographic complexity was not statistically different between the two groups, as judged by SYNTAX scoring (M 20.8±13.8, F 19.7±13.9, P=0.650). At 2-year follow-up, TLF was 27.4% and 24.8% (P=0.614) with no statistical difference between TLR (23.3% versus [vs] 21.6%), cardiac death (2.8% vs 3.2%), and definite and probable stent thrombosis (2.3% vs 0.0%) in M and F, respectively. Cox regression analysis using backward elimination showed that the number of stents per patient was the only independent predictor of TLF with time (hazard ratio 1.201, 95% confidence interval 1.126–1.280, P=0.001). Conclusion In this cohort of patients receiving EES and PES, M and F did not have statistically different outcomes at 2-year follow-up, consistent with recent reports in the current era of percutaneous coronary interventions.
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- Midwest Cardiovascular Research Foundation, Davenport, IA, USA
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- Midwest Cardiovascular Research Foundation, Davenport, IA, USA
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- Midwest Cardiovascular Research Foundation, Davenport, IA, USA
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Calé R, de Sousa L, Pereira H, Costa M, de Sousa Almeida M. [Primary angioplasty in women: Data from the Portuguese Registry of Interventional Cardiology]. Rev Port Cardiol 2014; 33:353-61. [PMID: 24998096 DOI: 10.1016/j.repc.2013.10.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2013] [Accepted: 10/26/2013] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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AIMS Although mortality after primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PPCI) is higher in women than in men, there is disagreement as to whether gender is an independent risk factor for mortality in ST- elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). Our aim was to assess how gender influenced short-term prognosis in patients undergoing PPCI in the Portuguese Registry of Interventional Cardiology. METHODS Of 60 158 patients prospectively included in a large registry of contemporary PCI, from 2002 to 2012, we included 7544 patients with STEMI treated by PPCI, of whom 1856 (25%) were female. The effect of gender on in-hospital mortality was assessed by multivariate logistic regression analysis with propensity score matching. RESULTS Women were older (68±14 vs. 61±13 years, p<0.001), with a higher prevalence of diabetes (30% vs. 21%, p<0.001) and hypertension (69% vs. 55%, p<0.001). Men were more frequently revascularized within six hours of symptom onset (71% vs. 63%, p<0.001). Cardiogenic shock was more frequent in women (7.1% vs. 5.7%, p=0.032). Female gender was associated with a worse short-term prognosis, with 1.7 times higher risk of in-hospital death (4.3% in women and 2.5% in men, 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.30-2.27, p<0.001). After computed propensity score matching based on baseline clinical characteristics, in-hospital mortality was similar between women and men (odds ratio 1.00, 95% CI 0.68-1.48, p=1.00). CONCLUSIONS In the Registry, women with STEMI treated by PPCI had a greater risk-factor burden, less timely access to treatment and a worse prognosis. However, after risk adjustment, female gender ceases to be an independent predictor of in-hospital mortality.
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- Rita Calé
- Unidade de Cardiologia de Intervenção, Hospital Garcia de Orta, Almada, Portugal.
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- Unidade de Cardiologia de Intervenção, Centro hospitalar de Lisboa Central, Lisboa, Portugal
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- Unidade de Cardiologia de Intervenção, Hospital Garcia de Orta, Almada, Portugal
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- Unidade de Cardiologia de Intervenção, Centro hospitalar de Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
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- Unidade de Cardiologia de Intervenção, Hospital de Santa Cruz, C.H.L.O., Carnaxide, Portugal
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Calé R, de Sousa L, Pereira H, Costa M, de Sousa Almeida M. Primary angioplasty in women: Data from the Portuguese Registry of Interventional Cardiology. REVISTA PORTUGUESA DE CARDIOLOGIA (ENGLISH EDITION) 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.repce.2013.10.048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Timely treatment for acute myocardial infarction and health outcomes: an integrative review of the literature. Aust Crit Care 2014; 27:111-8. [PMID: 24448007 DOI: 10.1016/j.aucc.2013.11.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2012] [Revised: 11/24/2013] [Accepted: 11/26/2013] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Coronary heart disease is the most common condition affecting Australians. The time sensitive nature of treating ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) has been the subject of extensive research for several years. Despite important advances in strategies to reduce time to treatment, time continues to represent a major determinant of mortality and morbidity. Door to balloon time (DTBT) is a key indicator of quality of care for STEMI. Nurses play a pivotal role in streamlining the care processes to influence timely management of STEMI. PURPOSE The aim of this paper is to review the evidence on the time to treat STEMI, the associated factors impacting upon health outcomes and explore systems of care that reduce time to treatment, using an integrative review approach. METHOD Established databases were searched from 2000 to 2012. The search terms 'myocardial infarction', 'emergency medicine', 'angioplasty balloon', 'time factors', 'treatment outcome', 'mortality', 'prognosis', 'female', 'age factors', and 'readmission', were used in various combinations. Research studies that addressed the aims of this paper were examined. FINDINGS Twenty-nine papers were included in this integrative review. The literature demonstrates a strong relationship between shorter DTBT and reduced in-hospital mortality. Factors such as age, gender, time of presentation and co-morbid condition were associated with increased in-hospital mortality. There is sparse literature examining the effect timely reperfusion has on longer-term mortality and other longer-term outcomes such as readmission rates and occurrence of heart failure. Additionally, strategies that effectively reduced DTBT were identified, yet little has been reported on the impact reduced DTBT has had upon health outcomes and whether these improvements were sustained. CONCLUSION Whilst the importance of timely reperfusion is now well recognised, additional efforts to streamline the process of care and demonstrate sustained improvement for STEMI patients is required. Nurses in the areas of emergency medicine and cardiac care, play an essential role in facilitating this.
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Wijnbergen I, Tijssen J, van 't Veer M, Michels R, Pijls NHJ. Gender differences in long-term outcome after primary percutaneous intervention for ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv 2013; 82:379-84. [PMID: 23553888 DOI: 10.1002/ccd.24800] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2012] [Revised: 11/08/2012] [Accepted: 01/01/2013] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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BACKGROUND Previous studies on gender differences in outcome in patients with ST segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) have been performed, but most of those are from before the current era of PCI technique and medical therapy and have a short duration of follow-up. The objective of our study is to assess the influence of gender on long-term outcome in patients with STEMI who underwent primary percutaneous intervention (PCI) between January 2006 and May 2008. METHODS Two-year follow-up data from 202 female and 668 male patients undergoing primary PCI for STEMI were available from the DEBATER (A Comparison of Drug Eluting and Bare Metal Stents for Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention with or without Abciximab in ST-segment elevation Myocardial Infarction: The Eindhoven Reperfusion Study) trial database. The primary endpoint was major adverse cardiac events (MACE), defined as the composite of death, myocardial infarction, and target vessel revascularization. RESULTS Women were older (64.7 ± 11.7 vs. 59.0 ± 10.7; P < 0.001), and had more often diabetes mellitus (15% vs. 9%; P = 0.01) and hypertension (44% vs. 25%; P < 0.001). At two years, the rate of MACE was significantly higher in women (21% vs. 14%; P = 0.02). The mortality rate in women was 8% versus 2.6% in men (P < 0.001). However, multivariate analysis after adjustment for age and the baseline characteristics hypertension, smoking, diabetes mellitus, stent diameter, and time between onset of symptoms and arrival of the ambulance showed similar MACE and mortality rates in men and women. CONCLUSION Women have higher rates of both MACE and mortality after primary PCI for STEMI compared to men because of higher age with higher baseline risk profiles.
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- Inge Wijnbergen
- Department of Cardiology, Catharina Hospital Eindhoven, Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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Jakobsen L, Niemann T, Thorsgaard N, Nielsen TT, Thuesen L, Lassen JF, Jensen LO, Thayssen P, Ravkilde J, Tilsted HH, Mehnert F, Johnsen SP. Sex- and age-related differences in clinical outcome after primary percutaneous coronary intervention. EUROINTERVENTION 2012; 8:904-11. [DOI: 10.4244/eijv8i8a139] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Ng VG, Lansky AJ. Interventions for ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction in Women. Interv Cardiol Clin 2012; 1:453-465. [PMID: 28581963 DOI: 10.1016/j.iccl.2012.06.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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The management of ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) has significantly advanced from supportive care to reperfusion therapies with thrombolytics and percutaneous coronary revascularization techniques. These advances have improved the outcomes of patients with STEMI. Although cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in both men and women, the minority of patients in trials studying the impact of these therapies on outcomes are women. Multiple studies have shown that men and women do not have equivalent outcomes after STEMI. This article reviews the treatment options for STEMI and the outcomes of women after treatment with reperfusion therapies.
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- Vivian G Ng
- Valve Program, Yale University School of Medicine, Yale University Medical Center, PO Box 208017, New Haven, CT 06520-8017, USA
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- Valve Program, Yale University School of Medicine, Yale University Medical Center, PO Box 208017, New Haven, CT 06520-8017, USA.
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Hailer B, Naber C, Koslowski B, van Leeuwen P, Schäfer H, Budde T, Jacksch R, Sabin G, Erbel R. Gender-related differences in patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction: results from the registry study of the ST elevation myocardial infarction network Essen. Clin Cardiol 2011; 34:294-301. [PMID: 21557255 DOI: 10.1002/clc.20916] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The Myocardial Infarction Network Essen was initiated in order to establish a standardized procedure with immediate reopening of the infarcted vessel for patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) in the city of Essen, Germany. The present study aims to evaluate gender-related differences in presentation of disease and clinical outcome. HYPOTHESIS Gender is associated with differences in presentation and outcome of STEMI. METHODS All patients with STEMI were included without exception. Parameters such as risk profile, mortality, and relevant time intervals were documented. The follow-up period was 1 year. RESULTS For this study, 1365 patients (72.1% male) were recruited. Women were significantly older, with higher prevalence of diabetes (28.1% vs 20.3%, P = 0.004) and hypertension (76.5% vs 64.8%, P<0.0005). Analysis of time intervals between symptoms to actions showed no significant differences. However, women tended to wait longer before calling for medical assistance (358 vs 331 min, P = 0.091). In-hospital mortality was comparable with respect to gender, whereas women had higher 1-year mortality (18.6% vs 13.2%). Age and diabetes were associated with a higher mortality. Adjusted for age, gender is no longer an independent risk factor. In the follow-up period, significantly more women were readmitted to the hospital without a difference in the frequency of reangiography, surgery, or target-vessel revascularization. CONCLUSIONS The present data display a successful implementation of a standardized procedure in patients with STEMI. Although differences between genders are not as obvious as expected, efforts should be taken to perform a gender-specific risk analysis as well as to promote education about proper behavior in case of new onset of angina.
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- Birgit Hailer
- Department of Cardiology, Catholic Clinics Essen-Northwest, Essen, Germany.
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Dörler J, Edlinger M, Alber HF, Altenberger J, Benzer W, Grimm G, Huber K, Pachinger O, Schuchlenz H, Siostrzonek P, Zenker G, Weidinger F. Clopidogrel pre-treatment is associated with reduced in-hospital mortality in primary percutaneous coronary intervention for acute ST-elevation myocardial infarction. Eur Heart J 2011; 32:2954-61. [PMID: 21920970 DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehr360] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023] Open
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AIMS Pre-treatment with clopidogrel results in a reduction of ischaemic events in non-ST-elevation acute coronary syndromes. Data on upstream clopidogrel in the setting of primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) are limited. The aim of this study was to investigate whether clopidogrel loading before arrival at the PCI centre may result in an improved outcome of primary PCI for ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). METHODS AND RESULTS In a multicentre registry of acute PCI, 5955 patients undergoing primary PCI in Austria between January 2005 and December 2009 were prospectively enrolled. The patients consisted of two groups, a clopidogrel pre-treatment group (n = 1635 patients) receiving clopidogrel before arrival at the PCI centre and a peri-interventional clopidogrel group (n = 4320 patients) receiving clopidogrel at a later stage. Multiple logistic regression analysis including major confounding factors stratified by the participating centres was applied to investigate the effect of pre-treatment with clopidogrel on the in-hospital mortality. Additionally, two subgroups, with or without the use of GP IIb/IIIa antagonist therapy in the catheterization laboratory, were analysed. On univariate analysis, clopidogrel pre-treatment was associated with a reduced in-hospital mortality (3.4 vs. 6.1%, P< 0.01) after primary PCI. On multivariate analysis, clopidogrel pre-treatment remained an independent predictor of in-hospital mortality [odds ratio (OR) = 0.60, 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.35-0.99; P =0.048], especially in patients receiving additional GP IIb/IIIa antagonist therapy in the catheterization laboratory (OR = 0.40, 95% CI 0.19-0.83; P =0.01). CONCLUSION Clopidogrel pre-treatment before arrival at the PCI centre is associated with reduced mortality in a real world setting of primary PCI. These results strongly support the recommendation of clopidogrel treatment 'as soon as possible' in patients with STEMI undergoing pimary PCI.
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- Jakob Dörler
- Department of Internal Medicine, Cardiology, Innsbruck Medical University, Austria
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Role of biomarkers in assessment of early infarct size after successful p-PCI for STEMI. Clin Res Cardiol 2011; 100:501-10. [DOI: 10.1007/s00392-010-0273-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2010] [Accepted: 12/17/2010] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Nikolić Heitzler V, Babic Z, Milicic D, Bergovec M, Raguz M, Mirat J, Strozzi M, Plazonic Z, Giunio L, Steiner R, Starcevic B, Vukovic I. Results of the Croatian Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Network for patients with ST-segment elevation acute myocardial infarction. Am J Cardiol 2010; 105:1261-7. [PMID: 20403476 DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2009.12.041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2009] [Revised: 12/16/2009] [Accepted: 12/16/2009] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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The Republic of Croatia, with a gross domestic product per capita of US$11,554 in 2008, is an economically less-developed Western country. The goal of the present investigation was to prove that a well-organized primary percutaneous coronary intervention network in an economically less-developed country equalizes the prospects of all patients with acute ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction at a level comparable to that of more economically developed countries. We prospectively investigated 1,190 patients with acute ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction treated with primary PCI in 8 centers across Croatia (677 nontransferred and 513 transferred). The postprocedural Thrombolysis In Myocardial Infarction flow, in-hospital mortality, and incidence of major adverse cardiovascular events (ie, mortality, pectoral angina, restenosis, reinfarction, coronary artery bypass graft, and cerebrovascular accident rate) during 6 months of follow-up were compared between the nontransferred and transferred subgroups and in the subgroups of older patients, women, and those with cardiogenic shock. In all investigated patients, the average door-to-balloon time was 108 minutes, and the total ischemic time was 265 minutes. Postprocedural Thrombolysis In Myocardial Infarction 3 flow was established in 87.1% of the patients, and the in-hospital mortality rate was 4.4%. No statistically significant difference was found in the results of treatment between the transferred and nontransferred patients overall or in the subgroups of patients >75 years, women, and those with cardiogenic shock. In conclusion, the Croatian Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Network has ensured treatment results of acute ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction comparable to those of randomized studies and registries of more economically developed countries.
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- Vjeran Nikolić Heitzler
- Coronary Care Unit, Cardiovascular Department, Sestre Milosrdnice University Hospital, Zagreb, Croatia
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Primary percutaneous intervention of ST-elevation myocardial infarction in Austria: Results from the Austrian acute PCI registry 2005–2007. Wien Klin Wochenschr 2010; 122:220-8. [DOI: 10.1007/s00508-010-1352-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2009] [Accepted: 02/08/2010] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Suessenbacher A, Wanitschek MM, Doerler J, Pachinger O, Alber HF. [STEMI guidelines 2008--Do they influence today's myocardial infarction treatment strategies in rural areas?]. Wien Med Wochenschr 2010; 160:54-60. [PMID: 20229162 DOI: 10.1007/s10354-009-0739-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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2008 new guidelines for the management of patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction were published by the European Society of Cardiology. For daily clinical practice, changes in recommendations concerning the preferred revascularization therapy according to different time delays are of great interest. This review focuses on possible implications of these new guidelines on the choice of reperfusion strategies in rural areas.
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- Alois Suessenbacher
- Universitätsklinik für Innere Medizin III, Kardiologie, Medizinische Universität Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Osterreich
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Widimsky P, Wijns W, Fajadet J, de Belder M, Knot J, Aaberge L, Andrikopoulos G, Baz JA, Betriu A, Claeys M, Danchin N, Djambazov S, Erne P, Hartikainen J, Huber K, Kala P, Klinceva M, Kristensen SD, Ludman P, Ferre JM, Merkely B, Milicic D, Morais J, Noc M, Opolski G, Ostojic M, Radovanovic D, De Servi S, Stenestrand U, Studencan M, Tubaro M, Vasiljevic Z, Weidinger F, Witkowski A, Zeymer U. Reperfusion therapy for ST elevation acute myocardial infarction in Europe: description of the current situation in 30 countries. Eur Heart J 2009; 31:943-57. [PMID: 19933242 PMCID: PMC2854523 DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehp492] [Citation(s) in RCA: 415] [Impact Index Per Article: 27.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Aims Patient access to reperfusion therapy and the use of primary percutaneous coronary intervention (p-PCI) or thrombolysis (TL) varies considerably between European countries. The aim of this study was to obtain a realistic contemporary picture of how patients with ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) are treated in different European countries. Methods and results The chairpersons of the national working groups/societies of interventional cardiology in European countries and selected experts known to be involved in the national registries joined the writing group upon invitation. Data were collected about the country and any existing national STEMI or PCI registries, about STEMI epidemiology, and treatment in each given country and about PCI and p-PCI centres and procedures in each country. Results from the national and/or regional registries in 30 countries were included in this analysis. The annual incidence of hospital admission for any acute myocardial infarction (AMI) varied between 90–312/100 thousand/year, the incidence of STEMI alone ranging from 44 to 142. Primary PCI was the dominant reperfusion strategy in 16 countries and TL in 8 countries. The use of a p-PCI strategy varied between 5 and 92% (of all STEMI patients) and the use of TL between 0 and 55%. Any reperfusion treatment (p-PCI or TL) was used in 37–93% of STEMI patients. Significantly less reperfusion therapy was used in those countries where TL was the dominant strategy. The number of p-PCI procedures per million per year varied among countries between 20 and 970. The mean population served by a single p-PCI centre varied between 0.3 and 7.4 million inhabitants. In those countries offering p-PCI services to the majority of their STEMI patients, this population varied between 0.3 and 1.1 million per centre. In-hospital mortality of all consecutive STEMI patients varied between 4.2 and 13.5%, for patients treated by TL between 3.5 and 14% and for patients treated by p-PCI between 2.7 and 8%. The time reported from symptom onset to the first medical contact (FMC) varied between 60 and 210 min, FMC-needle time for TL between 30 and 110 min, and FMC-balloon time for p-PCI between 60 and 177 min. Conclusion Most North, West, and Central European countries used p-PCI for the majority of their STEMI patients. The lack of organized p-PCI networks was associated with fewer patients overall receiving some form of reperfusion therapy.
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- Petr Widimsky
- Cardiocenter, 3rd Faculty of Medicine, Charles University Prague, Czech Republic.
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Trends in the age adjusted mortality from acute ST segment elevation myocardial infarction in the United States (1988-2004) based on race, gender, infarct location and comorbidities. Am J Cardiol 2009; 104:1030-4. [PMID: 19801019 DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2009.05.051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2009] [Revised: 05/26/2009] [Accepted: 05/26/2009] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Treatment of acute ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) has dramatically changed over the past 2 decades. The goal of this study was to determine trends in the mortality of patients with acute STEMIs in the United States over a 16-year period (1988 to 2004) on the basis of gender, race, infarct location, and co-morbidities. The Nationwide Inpatient Sample database was used to analyze the age-adjusted mortality rates for STEMI from 1988 to 2004 for inpatients age >40. International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision, Clinical Modification codes consistent with acute STEMI were used. The Nationwide Inpatient Sample database contained a total of 1,316,216 patients who had diagnoses of acute STEMIs from 1988 to 2004. The mean age of these patients was 66.92 +/- 12.82 years. A total of 163,915 hospital deaths occurred during the study period. From 1988, the age-adjusted mortality rate decreased gradually for all acute STEMIs for the entire study period (in 1988, 406.86 per 100,000, 95% confidence interval 110.25 to 703.49; in 2004, 286.02 per 100,000, 95% confidence interval 45.21 to 526.84). Furthermore, unadjusted mortality decreased from 15% in 1988 to 10% in 2004 (p <0.01). This decrease was similar between the genders, among most ethnicities, and in patients with diabetes and those with congestive heart failure. However, women and African Americans had higher rates of acute STEMI-related mortality compared to men and Caucasians over the years studied. In conclusion, age-adjusted mortality from acute STEMIs has significantly decreased over the past 16 years, with persistent higher mortality rates in women and African Americans the study period.
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