The Busan Regional CardioCerebroVascular Center Project's Experience Over a Decade in the Treatment of ST-segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

The Regional CardioCerebroVascular Center (RCCVC) project was initiated to improve clinical outcomes for patients with acute myocardial infarction or stroke in non-capital areas of Korea. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the outcomes and issues identified by the Busan RCCVC project in the treatment of ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI).

Methods

Among the patients who were registered in the Korean Registry of Acute Myocardial Infarction for the RCCVC project between 2007 and 2019, those who underwent percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for STEMI at the Busan RCCVC were selected, and their medical data were compared with a historical cohort.

Results

In total, 1161 patients were selected for the analysis. Ten years after the imple

SUBMITTER: Lim K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9371786 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature