November 17th, 2009
At the AHA: Primary PCI for STEMI At Hospitals With or Without Back-Up Cardiac Surgery
Larry Husten, PHD
At the Monday morning Late-Breaking Clinical Trials Session, Dr. Ather Anis presented results of a Massachusetts-based study designed to compare outcomes for patients receiving primary PCI for STEMI at hospitals with versus without on-site cardiac surgery. At 30 days, recurrent MI and need for revascularization were more common for patients at a hospitals without on-site cardiac surgery. At 1 year, revascularization rates remained higher among patients without versus with on-site cardiac surgery, but there was no significant difference in mortality or recurrent MI.
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