Recovery From the Impact of COVID-19 on Treatment Times and Clinical Outcomes of Patients With ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction : An Interim Analysis

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BACKGROUND: Previous studies have documented a negative impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on emergent percutaneous treatment of patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), but few have examined recovery of healthcare systems in restoring prepandemic STEMI care.

METHODS: Retrospective analysis was performed of data from 789 patients with STEMI from a large tertiary medical center treated with percutaneous coronary intervention between January 1, 2019, and December 31, 2021.

RESULTS: For patients with STEMI presenting to the emergency department, median time from door to balloon was 37 minutes in 2019, 53 minutes in 2020, and 48 minutes in 2021 (P < .001), whereas median time from first medical contact to device changed from 70 to 82 to 75 minutes, respectively (P = .002). Treatment time changes in 2020 and 2021 correlated with median emergency department evaluation time (30 to 41 to 22 minutes, respectively; P = .001) but not median catheterization laboratory revascularization time. For transfer patients, median time from first medical contact to device changed from 110 to 133 to 118 minutes, respectively (P = .005). In 2020 and 2021, patients with STEMI had greater late presentation (P = .028) and late mechanical complications (P = .021), with nonsignificant increases in yearly in-hospital mortality (3.6% to 5.2% to 6.4%; P = .352).

CONCLUSION: COVID-19 was associated with worsening STEMI treatment times and outcomes in 2020. Despite improving treatment times in 2021, in-hospital mortality had not decreased in the setting of a persistent increase in late patient presentation and associated STEMI complications.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:50

Enthalten in:

Texas Heart Institute journal - 50(2023), 2 vom: 01. März

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Ali, Abdelrahman [VerfasserIn]
Schirmer, Thomas [VerfasserIn]
Kiernan, Francis J [VerfasserIn]
Piccirillo, Bryan [VerfasserIn]
Ingrassia, Joseph [VerfasserIn]
Azemi, Talhat [VerfasserIn]
Sadiq, Immad [VerfasserIn]
Fram, Daniel B [VerfasserIn]
Rizvi, Asad [VerfasserIn]
Joshi, Saurabh [VerfasserIn]
Mather, Jeffrey [VerfasserIn]
McKay, Raymond G [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

COVID-19
Journal Article
Percutaneous coronary intervention
STEMI

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Date Completed 15.03.2023

Date Revised 15.05.2023

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.14503/THIJ-22-7919

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM354188771