Percutaneous coronary intervention in patients with acute coronary syndrome in Chinese Military Hospitals, 2011-2014: a retrospective observational study of a national registry.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Interventional treatment of patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) is surging dramatically in China in recent years, whereas nationwide assessments of the quality of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) procedural performance and outcomes are scarce. We aimed to provide an updated and real-world overview of the performance of PCI in patients with ACS since 2011 in China after the China PEACE study from 2001 to 2011.

Methods

In this cross-sectional study, data were extracted from the National Registry of Cardiovascular Intervention in Military Hospitals database to create a national sample of 144 659 patients with ACS undergoing PCI at 117 military hospitals in all regions of China from calendar years 2011-2014. Patient characteristics, procedural performa

SUBMITTER: Zhao R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6224757 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature