Key result
Primary percutaneous coronary intervention was the dominant reperfusion strategy in 33 of 37 ESC countries, though utilization varied widely from 23 to 884 procedures per million inhabitants.
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There remains large variation in reperfusion treatment for STEMI across Europe, with substantial numbers of patients in Eastern and Southern Europe not receiving any reperfusion therapy.
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Wide PPCI variation persists across ESC countries; leaves open equitable access strategies for STEMI reperfusion.
Kristensen et al. (2014) conducted a cross-sectional in ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). Reperfusion therapy (Primary percutaneous coronary intervention and thrombolysis) was evaluated on Use and type of reperfusion therapy. Primary percutaneous coronary intervention was the dominant reperfusion strategy in 33 of 37 ESC countries, though utilization varied widely from 23 to 884 procedures per million inhabitants.
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