Why the study?
Does increased use of PCI improve in-hospital mortality and reinfarction rates in STEMI patients?
Population
12,026 patients with STEMI or new LBBB admitted to 68 Swiss hospitals between January 2000 and December…
Comparison
Percutaneous coronary intervention and temporal… vs No PCI / earlier time period (2000)
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
In-hospital
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Temporal STEMI outcome gains paralleled rising PCI use; leaves open whether PCI drove improvements or reflects concurrent care advances.
Does increased use of PCI improve in-hospital mortality and reinfarction rates in STEMI patients?
In-hospital mortality and reinfarction rates for STEMI patients in Switzerland significantly decreased between 2000 and 2007, driven by a substantial increase in the use of primary PCI.
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