Cardiac procedures in ST-segment-elevation myocardial infarction - the influence of age, geography and Aboriginality.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Timely restoration of bloodflow acute ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) reduces myocardial damage and improves prognosis. The objective of this study was describe the association of demographic factors with hospitalisation rates for STEMI and time to angiography, Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI) and Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG) in New South Wales (NSW) and the Australian Capital Territory (ACT), Australia.

Methods

This was an observational cohort study using linked population health data. We used linked records of NSW and the ACT hospitalisations and the Australian Government Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS) for persons aged 35 and over hospitalised with STEMI in the period 1 July 2010 to 30 June 2014. Survival analysis was used to

SUBMITTER: Taylor LK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7227061 | biostudies-literature | 2020 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature