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Al-Rumhi MA, Al Sabei SD, Al-Noumani HS, Al-Riyami A, Al-Rawajfah O. Influence of Organisational-Level Factors on Delayed Door-to-Balloon Time among Patients with ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction. Sultan Qaboos Univ Med J 2024; 24:177-185. [PMID: 38828238 PMCID: PMC11139363 DOI: 10.18295/squmj.12.2023.089] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2023] [Revised: 09/28/2023] [Accepted: 11/14/2023] [Indexed: 06/05/2024] Open
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Objectives This study aimed to estimate the door-to-balloon (DTB) time and determine the organisational-level factors that influence delayed DTB times among patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction in Oman. Methods A cross-sectional retrospective study was conducted on all patients who presented to the emergency department at Sultan Qaboos University Hospital and Royal Hospital, Muscat, Oman, and underwent primary percutaneous coronary interventions during 2018-2019. Results The sample included 426 patients and the median DTB time was 142 minutes. The result of the bivariate logistic regression showed that patients who presented to the emergency department with atypical symptoms were 3 times more likely to have a delayed DTB time, when compared to patients who presented with typical symptoms (odds ratio [OR] = 3.003, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.409-6.400; P = 0.004). In addition, patients who presented during off-hours were 2 times more likely to have a delayed DTB time, when compared to patients who presented during regular working hours (OR = 2.291, 95% CI: 1.284-4.087; P = 0.005). Conclusion To meet the DTB time recommendation, it is important to ensure adequate staffing during both regular and irregular working hours. Results from this study can be used as a baseline for future studies and inform strategies for improving the quality of care.
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- Department of Medicine, Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, Muscat, Oman
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Angeli F, Ricci F, Moscucci F, Sciomer S, Bucciarelli V, Bianco F, Mattioli AV, Pizzi C, Gallina S. Sex- and gender-related disparities in chest pain syndromes: the feminine mystique of chest pain. Curr Probl Cardiol 2024; 49:102457. [PMID: 38342350 DOI: 10.1016/j.cpcardiol.2024.102457] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2024] [Accepted: 02/08/2024] [Indexed: 02/13/2024]
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Chest pain syndromes encompass a wide range of different clinical conditions, being coronary artery disease one of the most important and feared aetiology. Sex and gender disparities have been reported in pathophysiology, clinical presentations, diagnostic work-up and outcomes of patients admitted for chest pain. Biological differences in sexual hormones and neurological pain procession pathways have been proposed as contributors to disparities between men and women; however, gender-related disparities in socio-economic and psychological status have emerged as additional factors involved in these conditions. A better understanding of gender- and sex-related disparities will lead to improved clinical care and management of chest pain syndromes in both men and women. In this comprehensive review, we describe the existing knowledge regarding sex and gender-based differences in management and outcomes of chest pain syndromes in order to stimulate and promote the development of a more sex- and gender-oriented approach to these conditions.
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- Francesco Angeli
- Cardiology Unit, Cardiac Thoracic and Vascular Department, IRCCS Azienda, Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, Bologna, Italy; Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences- DIMEC, University of Bologna, Via Giuseppe Massarenti 9, 40138, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Neuroscience, Imaging and Clinical Sciences, 'G. d'Annunzio' University of Chieti-Pescara, Chieti, Italy
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Medical Specialties, Policlinico Umberto I, Viale del Policlinico n. 155, 00161 Rome, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Cliniche, Internistiche, Anestesiologiche e Cardiovascolari, 'Sapienza', Rome University, Viale dell'Università, 37, 00185, Rome, Italy
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- Cardiovascular Sciences Department-Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria delle Marche, Ancona, Italy
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- Cardiovascular Sciences Department-Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria delle Marche, Ancona, Italy
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences for Children and Adults, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy
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- Cardiology Unit, Cardiac Thoracic and Vascular Department, IRCCS Azienda, Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, Bologna, Italy; Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences- DIMEC, University of Bologna, Via Giuseppe Massarenti 9, 40138, Bologna, Italy.
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- Department of Neuroscience, Imaging and Clinical Sciences, 'G. d'Annunzio' University of Chieti-Pescara, Chieti, Italy
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Ashraf S, Farooq U, Shahbaz A, Khalique F, Ashraf M, Akmal R, Siddal MT, Ashraf M, Ashraf S, Ashraf S, Ghufran M, Akram MK, Saboor QA. Factors Responsible for Worse Outcomes in STEMI Patients With Early vs Delayed Treatment Presenting in a Tertiary Care Center in a Third World Country. Curr Probl Cardiol 2024; 49:102049. [PMID: 37666350 DOI: 10.1016/j.cpcardiol.2023.102049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2023] [Accepted: 08/23/2023] [Indexed: 09/06/2023]
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The aim of the study is to compare the outcomes among ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) cases with early treatment vs delayed treatment. It was a prospective comparative study on 186 patients with consecutive (nonprobability) sampling. Two groups of cases were made as per their time to get admitted to the hospital (ie, within 2 hours of symptom onset = Group A; after 2 hours of symptom onset = Group B). Patients were asked for factors causing a delay in treatment after the onset of symptoms and were monitored for STEMI outcomes. The mean age of all patients was 46.62 ± 9.76 years and there were 140 (75.27%) male and 46 (24.73%) female, and male to female ratio 3:1.Factors significant for delayed treatment vs nondelayed treatment were poor social economic status (65.6% vs 20.4%), history of chronic stable angina (33.3% vs 11.8%), delayed response in the emergency room (20.4% vs 8.6%), delayed ECG acquisition (26.9% vs 8.6%), delayed ECG interpretation (25.8% vs 4.3%), pain at night 12:00-6:00 AM (21.5% vs 9.7%) and belief that the chest pain is noncardiac (26.9% vs 3.2%). Acute heart failure was significantly greater in group B (9.7%) in comparison with group A (2.2%), re-infarction was 18.3% in group B in comparison with 7.5% group A. Similarly sustained ventricular tachycardia and ventricular fibrillation and in-hospital mortality were higher in group B (12.9%, 14%, and 12.9% respectively). Due to delayed treatment patients had higher hospital stays, and complications, like acute heart failure, re-infarction, ventricular fibrillation, and in-hospital mortality.
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- Sohaib Ashraf
- Department of Cardiology, Shaikh Zayed Post-Graduate Medical Institute, Lahore, Pakistan
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- Department of Cardiology, Shaikh Zayed Post-Graduate Medical Institute, Lahore, Pakistan
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- Department of Cardiology, Shaikh Zayed Post-Graduate Medical Institute, Lahore, Pakistan.
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- Department of Medicine, Lahore Medical and Dental College, Lahore, Pakistan
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- Department of Cardiology, Shaikh Zayed Post-Graduate Medical Institute, Lahore, Pakistan
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- Department of Medicine, Lahore Medical and Dental College, Lahore, Pakistan
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- Department of Cardiology, Shaikh Zayed Post-Graduate Medical Institute, Lahore, Pakistan
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- Department of Pharmacology, King Edward Medical University, Mayo Hospital, Lahore, Pakistan
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- Department of Pharmacology, University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Lahore, Pakistan
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- Department of Pharmacology, University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Lahore, Pakistan
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- Department of Pharmacology, University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Lahore, Pakistan
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- Department of Pharmacology, University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Lahore, Pakistan
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- Department of Cardiology, Shaikh Zayed Post-Graduate Medical Institute, Lahore, Pakistan
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Lao Y, Chen K, Feng L, Yuan Y, Zhang J, Zhang L, Huang X, Li M, Wu Z, Bin J, Liao Y. Delayed PCI is not beneficial for STEMI patients with impaired renal function: a retrospective cohort study. BMC Cardiovasc Disord 2023; 23:263. [PMID: 37208590 DOI: 10.1186/s12872-023-03271-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2022] [Accepted: 04/28/2023] [Indexed: 05/21/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Preexisting impaired renal function (IRF) and contrast-induced nephropathy (CIN) after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) are important prognostic parameters, but it is unknown whether delayed PCI is still beneficial for STEMI patients with IRF. METHODS A retrospective single-center cohort study was performed in 164 patients who presented at least 12 h after symptom onset, and were diagnosed with STEMI and IRF. They were assigned to two groups to receive PCI plus optimal medical therapy (OMT) and OMT alone respectively. Clinical outcomes at 30 days and 1 year were compared between two groups, and hazard ratio for survival was analyzed using Cox regression model. A power analysis demanded 34 patients in each group to produce a power of 90% and a P value of 0.05. RESULTS The 30-day mortality was significantly lower in PCI group (n = 126) than in non-PCI group (n = 38) (11.1% versus 28.9%, P = 0.018), while there was no significant difference in the 1-year mortality and incidence of cardiovascular comorbidities between the two groups. Cox regression analysis showed that patients with IRF didn't benefit from receiving PCI on survival rate (P = 0.267). CONCLUSIONS Delayed PCI is not beneficial on one-year clinical outcomes for STEMI patients with IRF.
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- Yi Lao
- Department of Cardiology, State Key Laboratory of Organ Failure Research, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Heart Function and Microcirculation, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong province, China
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- Cardiovascular Department, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China.
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- Department of Cardiology, Zhongshan Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Zhongshan City, Guangdong province, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Zhongshan Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Zhongshan City, Guangdong province, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Zhongshan Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Zhongshan City, Guangdong province, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Zhongshan Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Zhongshan City, Guangdong province, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Zhongshan Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Zhongshan City, Guangdong province, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Zhongshan Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Zhongshan City, Guangdong province, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Zhongshan Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Zhongshan City, Guangdong province, China
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- Department of Cardiology, State Key Laboratory of Organ Failure Research, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Heart Function and Microcirculation, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong province, China
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- Department of Cardiology, State Key Laboratory of Organ Failure Research, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Heart Function and Microcirculation, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong province, China.
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Zhang Q, Qiao B, Han Y, Sun S, Wang B, Wei S. Short-term efficacy of angiotensin receptor-neprilysin inhibitor treatment in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction with reduced ejection fraction after primary percutaneous coronary intervention: a propensity score matching study. BMC Cardiovasc Disord 2022; 22:463. [DOI: 10.1186/s12872-022-02906-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2022] [Accepted: 10/19/2022] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Background
Acute myocardial infarction (AMI) causes a series of pathophysiological changes, including myocardial necrosis, myocardial edema, and microvascular damage. These changes eventually lead to severe cardiovascular events, such as ventricular remodeling, heart failure, and papillary dysfunction. Impaired cardiac function after ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) often manifests as a decrease in left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF). Clinical trials have shown that angiotensin receptor-neprilysin inhibitor (ARNI) treatment has the potential to improve LVEF in patients with STEMI after primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PPCI).
Objective
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the short-term efficacy of ARNI versus angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor (ACEI) treatment in patients with STEMI who exhibit reduced LVEF after PPCI.
Methods
A total of 169 patients with STEMI exhibiting post-PPCI LVEF below 50% who were orally treated with ARNI between December 2017 and August 2020 were selected as the experimental group. A total of 136 patients with STEMI exhibiting post-PPCI LVEF below 50% who were orally treated with an ACEI between January 2016 and August 2020 were selected as the control group. LVEF was measured using cardiac ultrasonography during hospitalization and 3 months after discharge. Linear and logistic regression analyses were performed to compare patient demographics and hospitalization variables to evaluate the risk factors for change and rate of improvement in LVEF. Propensity score matching (PSM) was used to account for confounding factors.
Results
After PSM, the study cohort consisted of 81 patients in the ARNI group and 123 in the ACEI group. After an average follow-up period of 3 months, no significant difference was noted in the LVEF improvement rate between the experimental and control groups (P = 0.475, 95% CI: -0.062 to 0.134). Multivariate logistic regression analysis also indicated no significant correlation between the change in LVEF and oral ARNI treatment in patients with STEMI exhibiting reduced LVEF after PPCI (P > 0.05).
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The short-term effect of ARNI treatment on the cardiac function of patients with STEMI and reduced LVEF after PPCI is not superior to that of ACEI treatment.
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Mehta PK, Wei J, Shufelt C, Quesada O, Shaw L, Bairey Merz CN. Gender-Related Differences in Chest Pain Syndromes in the Frontiers in CV Medicine Special Issue: Sex & Gender in CV Medicine. Front Cardiovasc Med 2021; 8:744788. [PMID: 34869650 PMCID: PMC8635525 DOI: 10.3389/fcvm.2021.744788] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2021] [Accepted: 10/13/2021] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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Coronary artery disease (CAD) is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality among both women and men, yet women continue to have delays in diagnosis and treatment. The lack of recognition of sex-specific biological and socio-cultural gender-related differences in chest pain presentation of CAD may, in part, explain these disparities. Sex and gender differences in pain mechanisms including psychological susceptibility, the autonomic nervous system (ANS) reactivity, and visceral innervation likely contribute to chest pain differences. CAD risk scores and typical/atypical angina characterization no longer appear relevant and should not be used in women and men. Women more often have ischemia with no obstructive CAD (INOCA) and myocardial infarction, contributing to diagnostic and therapeutic equipoise. Existing knowledge demonstrates that chest pain often does not relate to obstructive CAD, suggesting a more thoughtful approach to percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) and medical therapy for chest pain in stable obstructive CAD. Emerging knowledge regarding the central and ANS and visceral pain processing in patients with and without angina offers explanatory mechanisms for chest pain and should be investigated with interdisciplinary teams of cardiologists, neuroscientists, bio-behavioral experts, and pain specialists. Improved understanding of sex and gender differences in chest pain, including biological pathways as well as sociocultural contributions, is needed to improve clinical care in both women and men.
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- Puja K Mehta
- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Emory Clinical Cardiovascular Research Institute and Emory Women's Heart Center, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, United States
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- Barbra Streisand Women's Heart Center, Cedars-Sinai Smidt Heart Institute, Los Angeles, CA, United States
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- Barbra Streisand Women's Heart Center, Cedars-Sinai Smidt Heart Institute, Los Angeles, CA, United States
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- Women's Heart Center, The Christ Hospital Heart Institute, Cincinnati, OH, United States
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- Department of Radiology, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, United States
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- Barbra Streisand Women's Heart Center, Cedars-Sinai Smidt Heart Institute, Los Angeles, CA, United States
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Shaheen S, Wafa A, Mokarab M, Zareef B, Bendary A, Abdelhameed T, Rashwan A, Seleem M, Elmasry M, Abdelhady Y, Abdelrazik G, Ibrahim A, Ghareeb M, Aly K, Saraya M, Wadie M, Youssef M. Presentation, management, and outcomes of STEMI in Egypt: results from the European Society of Cardiology Registry on ST elevation myocardial infarction. Egypt Heart J 2020; 72:35. [PMID: 32607863 PMCID: PMC7326745 DOI: 10.1186/s43044-020-00069-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2020] [Accepted: 06/10/2020] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Background
Apart from few small single-center studies, there are limited data about STEMI patients in Egypt. Nineteen Egyptian centers (with and without PCI facilities) participated in this registry with 1356 patients who were compared to 7420 patients from other ESC countries. The aims of this study were to describe the characteristics of patients with STEMI, to assess STEMI management patterns particularly the current use of reperfusion therapies, to evaluate the organization of STEMI networks across Egypt, to evaluate in-hospital patient outcome, and to compare Egyptian patients with other ESC countries.
Results
Compared to other ESC countries, Egyptian patients were younger (mean age 55.4 ± 11.3 vs. 62.9 ± 12.4; p < 0.001 and 4.36% vs. 19.41%% were ≥ 75 years old; p < 0.001) with fewer females (18.44% vs. 25.63%; p < 0.001). Egypt had longer median time between symptoms onset and first medical contact: 120.0 (60.0; 240.0) vs.100.0 (50.0; 240.0) p < 0.001. Self-presentation rather than EMS presentation was the mode of admission in 86.06% in Egypt vs. 25.83% in EU countries (p < 0.001). On qualifying ECG, anterior STEMI was in 57.08% in Egypt vs. 45.98% in other countries (p < 0.001). Initial reperfusion therapy was 49.12%, 43.07%, and 7.26% for primary PCI, thrombolytic therapy and no reperfusion in Egypt vs. 85.42%, 7.26%, and 7.82% for EU countries, respectively. In-hospital mortality was 4.65% in Egypt vs. 3.50% in other countries p 0.040 and was 18.87% in no reperfusion vs. 2.10% in primary PCI vs. 4.97% in thrombolysis (p < 0.001) among Egyptians. Patients were discharged on aspirin in 98.61%, clopidogrel in 91.07%, ticagrelor in 7.31%, DAPT in 97.69%, beta blockers in 82.83%, ACE inhibitors in 84.76%, MRAs in 10.01%, and statins in 99.77%.
Conclusion
Compared to other ESC countries, Egyptian STEMI patients were younger, more frequently current smokers and diabetics, and had longer time between symptoms onset and first medical contact with more self-presentation rather than EMS presentation. Thrombolytic therapy is still a common reperfusion therapy in Egypt while primary PCI was offered to half of the patients. In-hospital mortality was significantly higher in Egypt and was highest among no reperfusion patients and lowest among PPCI patients.
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Mehta PK, Bess C, Elias-Smale S, Vaccarino V, Quyyumi A, Pepine CJ, Bairey Merz CN. Gender in cardiovascular medicine: chest pain and coronary artery disease. Eur Heart J 2019; 40:3819-3826. [PMID: 31713592 PMCID: PMC7963141 DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehz784] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2019] [Revised: 07/26/2019] [Accepted: 10/23/2019] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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Ischaemic heart disease (IHD) remains the leading cause of morbidity and mortality among women and men yet women are more often underdiagnosed, have a delay in diagnosis, and/or receive suboptimal treatment. An implicit gender-bias with regard to lack of recognition of sex-related differences in presentation of IHD may, in part, explain these differences in women compared with men. Indeed, existing knowledge demonstrates that angina does not commonly relate to obstructive coronary artery disease (CAD). Emerging knowledge supports an inclusive approach to chest pain symptoms in women, as well as a more thoughtful consideration of percutaneous coronary intervention for angina in stable obstructive CAD, to avoid chasing our tails. Emerging knowledge regarding the cardiac autonomic nervous system and visceral pain pathways in patients with and without obstructive CAD offers explanatory mechanisms for angina. Interdisciplinary investigation approaches that involve cardiologists, biobehavioural specialists, and anaesthesia/pain specialists to improve angina treatment should be pursued.
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- Puja K Mehta
- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Emory Clinical Cardiovascular Research Institute, Emory University School of Medicine, 1462 Clifton Road NE, Suite 505, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- J. Willis Hurst Internal Residency Program, Emory University, 49 Jesse Hill Jr Drive, FOB Building, 4th floor, Box #92, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Department of Cardiology, Radboud University Medical Center, Geert grooteplein Zuid 10, GA Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Epidemiology, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, 1518 Clifton Rd, CNR Building, Room 3041, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Emory Clinical Cardiovascular Research Institute, Emory University School of Medicine, 1462 Clifton Road NE, Suite 505, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Divsion of Cardiology, University of Florida, 1329 SW 6th Street, PO Box 100288, Gainesville, FL, USA
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- Barbra Streisand Women’s Heart Center, Cedars-Sinai Smidt Heart Institute, 127 S. San Vicente Blvd, Suite A3600, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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Yufu K, Shimomura T, Fujinami M, Nakashima T, Saito S, Ayabe R, Kawano K, Ishii Y, Okada N, Akioka H, Teshima Y, Sakamoto T, Nakagawa M, Takahashi N. Impact of Mobile Cloud Electrocardiography System on Door-to-Balloon Time in Patients With Acute Coronary Syndrome in Oita Prefecture. Circ Rep 2019; 1:241-247. [PMID: 33693145 PMCID: PMC7889482 DOI: 10.1253/circrep.cr-19-0020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2019] [Accepted: 05/07/2019] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Background: The mobile cloud electrocardiography (C-ECG) system is useful for reducing door-to-balloon (DTB) time in patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS), but few studies have reported the usefulness of the C-ECG system across a wide provincial prefecture, such as Oita, in Japan. Methods and Results: On 17 April 2017, the C-ECG system was integrated into the Oita remote image transmission system, in 10 ambulances of 10 respective fire departments in Oita Prefecture. During 6 months, 162 ECG indicating suspected ACS were transmitted to 18 hospitals using the C-ECG system. Of 162 patients, 17 who received emergency percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) were assigned to the cloud group (mean age, 71±11 years). The control group consisted of 29 consecutive ACS patients who were transported to Oita University Hospital without using the C-ECG system (mean age, 66±12 years). Another 40 consecutive patients were diagnosed with ACS before transportation to Oita University Hospital, and were assigned to the diagnosed group (mean age, 70±14 years). DTB time (70±26 min vs. 96±24 min, P<0.005) and door-to-catheterization laboratory time (33±20 min vs. 53±22 min, P<0.0001) were shorter in the cloud group than in the control group, respectively. Conclusions: C-ECG system integration in Oita Prefecture was useful to appropriately transfer ACS patients to hospital and to facilitate earlier PCI than in the conventional diagnostic system.
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- Kunio Yufu
- Department of Cardiology and Clinical Examination, Faculty of Medicine, Oita University Yufu Japan
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- Department of Cardiology and Clinical Examination, Faculty of Medicine, Oita University Yufu Japan
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- Department of Medical Engineering Center, Oita University Hospital Yufu Japan
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- Department of Cardiology and Clinical Examination, Faculty of Medicine, Oita University Yufu Japan
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- Department of Cardiology and Clinical Examination, Faculty of Medicine, Oita University Yufu Japan
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- Department of Cardiology and Clinical Examination, Faculty of Medicine, Oita University Yufu Japan
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- Department of Cardiology and Clinical Examination, Faculty of Medicine, Oita University Yufu Japan
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- Department of Cardiology and Clinical Examination, Faculty of Medicine, Oita University Yufu Japan
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- Department of Cardiology and Clinical Examination, Faculty of Medicine, Oita University Yufu Japan
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- Department of Cardiology and Clinical Examination, Faculty of Medicine, Oita University Yufu Japan
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- Advanced Trauma Emergency and Critical Care Center, Oita University Hospital Yufu Japan
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- Department of Cardiology and Clinical Examination, Faculty of Medicine, Oita University Yufu Japan
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- Department of Cardiology and Clinical Examination, Faculty of Medicine, Oita University Yufu Japan
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