Impact of a 'stent for life' initiative on post-ST elevation myocardial infarction heart failure: a 15 year heart failure clinic experience.

ABSTRACT:

Aims

Multidisciplinary heart failure (HF) clinics are a cornerstone of contemporary HF management. The stent-for-life (SFL) initiative improves mortality after ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), but its impact in post-STEMI HF is not well characterized. Here we assessed the impact of SFL among patients referred to a multidisciplinary HF clinic over a 15 year time period.

Methods and results

Between 2001 and 2015, 1921 patients were admitted to our HF clinic. In 2009, Catalonia established the Codi IAM network, a regional STEMI network that prioritizes primary percutaneous coronary intervention in STEMI. Patients admitted during the study period were divided into two groups based on admission date: pre-SFL (2001-June 2009; n = 1031) and post-SFL (July 2009-2015; n = 

SUBMITTER: Bayes-Genis A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5793981 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature