French Registry on Acute ST-elevation and non ST-elevation Myocardial Infarction 2010. FAST-MI 2010.

ABSTRACT: AIM OF FAST-MI 2010: To gather data on characteristics, management and outcomes of patients hospitalised for acute myocardial infarction (AMI) at the end of 2010 in France.

Interventions

To provide cardiologists and health authorities national and regional data on AMI management every 5 years.

Setting

Metropolitan France. 213 academic (n=38), community (n=110), army hospitals (n=2), private clinics (n=63), representing 76% of centres treating AMI patients. Inclusion from 1 October 2010.

Population

Consecutive patients included during 1 month, with a possible extension of recruitment up to one additional month (132 centres); 4169 patients included over the entire recruitment period, 3079 during the first 31 days; 249 additional patients declining participation (5.6%).<

SUBMITTER: Hanssen M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3329631 | biostudies-literature | 2012 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature