Acute myocardial infarction from a lower-middle income country-A comprehensive report on performance measures and quality metrics using National Cardiovascular Data Registry.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Epidemic of cardiovascular disease (CVD) is widely projected in South Asian population and estimated to get double in two decades. Ischemic heart disease (IHD) is one of the spectrums of CVD and acute myocardial infarction (AMI) being the common manifestations of IHD. National Cardiovascular Data Registry (NCDR) is a registry data that measure their practices and improve quality of care. In this project we aim to see our performance trends in the care of IHD including AMI patients over two year's period.

Material & methods

A cross sectional study conducted at the Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan. All patients aged 18 years and above admitted to adult Cardiology units with chest pain and acute coronary syndrome are eligible to be included in NCDR d

SUBMITTER: Baloch F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10651007 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature