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Primary angioplasty in acute myocardial infarction at hospitals with no surgery on-site (the PAMI-No SOS study) versus transfer to surgical centers for primary angioplasty.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  15172395     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
OBJECTIVES: To investigate primary angioplasty (PA) for high-risk acute myocardial infarction (AMI) at hospitals with no cardiac surgery on-site (No SOS), we hypothesized that a nonrandomized registry of such patients treated with PA would show clinical outcomes similar to those of a group randomized to transfer for PA, and that reperfusion would occur faster. BACKGROUND: Primary angioplasty provides outcomes superior to fibrinolytic therapy in AMI, but its use in community hospitals with No SOS has been limited. METHODS: Fibrinolytic-eligible patients with high-risk AMI prospectively consented if they had one or more high-risk characteristic. Nineteen hospitals with No SOS prospectively enrolled 500 patients for PA on-site. Seventy-one similar Air Primary Angioplasty in Myocardial Infarction trial patients were randomized to transfer for PA. RESULTS: Primary angioplasty was performed in 88% of patients. Patients transferred for PA had a longer mean time to treatment (187 vs. 120 min; p < 0.0001). Thrombolysis In Myocardial Infarction (TIMI) flow grade 3 was achieved in 96% for on-site PA, 86% in the transfer group (p = 0.004). The combined primary end point of 30-day mortality, re-infarction, and disabling stroke occurred in 27 (5%) on-site PA patients and 6 (8.5%) transfer patients (p = 0.27). Unadjusted one-year mortality was improved in on-site PA patients compared with those transferred (6% vs. 13%, p = 0.043), but after adjustment for differences in baseline variables, this difference was not significant. CONCLUSIONS: On-site PA and transfer groups had similar 30-day outcomes and more rapid reperfusion for on-site PA. Primary angioplasty in high-risk AMI patients at hospitals with No SOS is safe, effective, and faster than PA after transfer to a surgical facility.
Authors:
Thomas P Wharton; Lorelei L Grines; Mark A Turco; James D Johnston; Jane Souther; David C Lew; Ajazuddin Z Shaikh; William Bilnoski; Sushil K Singhi; A Ersin Atay; Nancy Sinclair; Dawn E Shaddinger; Mark Barsamian; Mariann Graham; Judith Boura; Cindy L Grines
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Clinical Trial; Journal Article; Multicenter Study; Randomized Controlled Trial    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of the American College of Cardiology     Volume:  43     ISSN:  0735-1097     ISO Abbreviation:  J. Am. Coll. Cardiol.     Publication Date:  2004 Jun 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2004-06-02     Completed Date:  2004-06-17     Revised Date:  2004-11-17    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8301365     Medline TA:  J Am Coll Cardiol     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  1943-50     Citation Subset:  AIM; IM    
Affiliation:
Division of Cardiology, Exeter Hospital, Exeter, New Hampshire, USA. tom.wharton@comcast.net
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Angioplasty, Transluminal, Percutaneous Coronary / utilization*
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Myocardial Infarction / mortality,  therapy*
Operating Rooms*
Outcome Assessment (Health Care)*
Patient Transfer / utilization*
Prospective Studies
Registries
Time Factors
United States
Waiting Lists
Comments/Corrections
Comment In:
J Am Coll Cardiol. 2004 Jun 2;43(11):1951-3   [PMID:  15172396 ]

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