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Presentation, management, and outcomes of STEMI in Egypt: results from the European Society of Cardiology registry on ST elevation myocardial infarction

European Heart Journal • 2019
العودة
معلومات البحث
المؤلفون S M Shaheen, A Wafa, M Mokarab, B Zareef, A Bendary, T Ahmed, A Rashwan, M Selim, M Elmasry, Y Abelhady, G Abdelrazik, A Ibrahim, M Gharib, K Aly, M Wadie
الكلمات المفتاحية ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI)
المجلة العلمية European Heart Journal
الناشر Oxford academic
المجلد 40
العدد supplement_1
الصفحات Not Available
publication.type International
رابط البحث Open Link
المواد المرفقة Not Available
الملخص
Background
Apart from few small single-center studies there are limited data about STEMI patients in Egypt.

Patients and methods
The European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Registry on ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction is a prospective, multicenter and observational registry. 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. Patient recruitment started from March 2016 to February 2018.

Aims of the study
The aims of this study was to describe the characteristics of patients with STEMI, to assess STEMI management patterns, 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