• American heart journal · May 2012

    Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study

    Variations in practice and outcomes in patients undergoing primary percutaneous coronary intervention in the United States and Canada: insights from the Assessment of Pexelizumab in Acute Myocardial Infarction (APEX AMI) trial.

    • Rajendra H Mehta, Padma Kaul, Renato D Lopes, Manesh R Patel, Yinggan Zheng, Karen S Pieper, Robert C Welsh, Paul W Armstrong, and Christopher B Granger.
    • Duke Clinical Research Institute, Durham, NC 27715, USA. raj.mehta@dm.duke.edu
    • Am. Heart J. 2012 May 1;163(5):797-803.

    BackgroundInformation on practice patterns and outcomes in patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction undergoing primary percutaneous coronary interventions (PCIs) in Canada vs United States is limited.MethodsWe evaluated differences in clinical and angiographic features, practice patterns, and outcomes between Canada and United States in 2,086 patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction undergoing primary PCI in the APEX AMI trial.ResultsOf 2,086 patients, 335 (19%) were enrolled in Canada. Compared with US patients, Canadians were older with lower body mass index and creatinine clearance and less likely to have history of hypertension, smoking, or prior revascularization. Baseline infarct artery patency was higher, and the use of intra-aortic balloon pump and drug-eluting stents was lower in Canadian patients. Median door-to-PCI time was significantly shorter among Canadian patients (0.9 hours [interquartile range 0.6-1.3] vs 1.2 hours [interquartile range 0.8-1.7]). Clinical outcomes at 90 days were lower among Canadian patients, including shock (2.7% vs 4.2%), heart failure (3.6% vs 5.6%), bleeding (3.6% vs 9.6%), and atrial (3.6% vs 7.4%) and ventricular (3.0% vs 6.4%) arrhythmias. However, 90-day mortality (2.7% vs 4.8%, adjusted hazard ratio 0.62, 95% CI 0.47-1.28) and composite of death, shock, or heart failure (6.8% vs 11.5%, adjusted hazard ratio 0.77, 95% CI 0.47-1.27) were similar in the 2 cohorts.ConclusionsCompared with US patients, Canadian patients had shorter door-to-PCI time but similar 90-day outcomes. These data suggest an opportunity for US sites to examine and learn from the Canadian systems of processes of care and implement changes so as to improve the timeliness of primary PCI.Copyright © 2012 Mosby, Inc. All rights reserved.

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