Five years of Stent for Life in Portugal

Authors :: Pedro Jerónimo Sousa
Rita Calé
Sílvia Monteiro
Raquel Ramos
Hélder Pereira
Sofia de Mello
Fausto J. Pinto
João Ferreira
João Morais
Pedro Coelho dos Santos
Ernesto Pereira
Sílvia Vitorino
João Silveira
Source :: Revista Portuguesa de Cardiologia, Vol 40, Iss 2, Pp 81-90 (2021), Revista Portuguesa de Cardiologia (English Edition), Vol 40, Iss 2, Pp 81-90 (2021)
Publication Year :: 2021
Publisher :: Elsevier, 2021.
Abstract: Objective: To analyze changes in performance indicators five years after Portugal joined the Stent for Life (SFL) initiative. Methods: National surveys were carried out annually over one-month periods designated as study Time Points between 2011 (Time Zero) and 2016 (Time Five). In this study, 1340 consecutive patients with suspected ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) who underwent coronary angiography, admitted to 18 24/7 primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) centers, were enrolled. Results: There was a significant reduction in the proportion of patients who attended primary healthcare centers (20.3% vs. 4.8%, p

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