Disparities in Access and Mortality of Patients With ST-Segment-Elevation Myocardial Infarction Using the Brazilian Public Healthcare System: VICTIM Register.

ABSTRACT: Background There is a scarcity of knowledge as to whether rates of myocardial reperfusion use and 30-day mortality for patients with ST-segment-elevation myocardial infarction are similar among patients using the Brazilian Public Health System (SUS) and those using the private healthcare system. Methods and Results A total of 707 patients were analyzed using the VICTIM (Via Crucis for the Treatment of Myocardial Infarction) register database; 589 patients from the SUS and 118 from the private network with ST-segment-elevation myocardial infarction, who attended hospitals with the capacity to perform primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) were investigated. The timeline, rates of use of PCI, and the 30-day probability of death were investigated, comparing the SUS patients to those

SUBMITTER: Oliveira JC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6818046 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature