Acute and Long-term Outcomes of Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction Treated With PCI

Acute and Long-term Outcomes of Patients Presenting With Acute Myocardial Infarction Treated With Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention

Randomized studies may often be burdened by the selective nature of patient inclusion thus not reflecting real-world outcomes. This is evident from the discrepancy in the mortality rates reported in major randomized trials enrolling patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI), as compared with registry data.

The primary objective of this observational study is to assess short- and long-term outcomes of unselected, real-world patients presenting with AMI and treated with contemporary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI).

Inclusion Criteria:

• Patients with acute myocardial infarction referred to catheterization laboratory for percutaneous coronary intervention

Exclusion Criteria:

• Initial acute myocardial infarction diagnosis not confirmed
• Patients with acute myocardial infarction not undergoing invasive coronary angiography