Quality of care in primary percutaneous coronary intervention for acute ST-segment -elevation myocardial infarction:
Abdulla Shehab1, Khalid Al-Habib, Ahmed Hersi
1A Shehab, MD, Department of Internal Medicine,, College of Medicine and Health Sciences,, UAE University, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates, T: +971506161028,, F: +97137672 995, a.shehab@uaeu.ac.ae.
Background And Objectives:
Primary percutaneous coronary intervention (pPCI) has been recognized as an effective management strategy for acute ST-segment-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). However, there is no first-hand information regarding the quality of pPCI procedures in the Arabian Gulf countries. This study aims to explore the quality of pPCI practice.
Design And Settings:
The Gulf Race II was designed as a prospective, multinational, multicentre registry of acute coronary events, focusing on the epidemiology, management practices, and outcomes of patients with acute coronary syndrome. The study recruited consecutive patients aged 18 years and above from 65 hospitals in 6 adjacent Middle Eastern countries (Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Oman, United Arab Emirates, and Yemen).
Patients And Methods:
We used data from the Gulf Registry of Acute Coronary Events (Gulf RACE 2). We analyzed data on patients who received pPCI to assess the guidelines-supported performance measure of door-to-balloon (D2B).
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