In hospital outcomes of primary percutaneous intervention in patients presenting with acute myocardial infarction in Saudi Arabia – A single center study (original) (raw)

2018, Current Research: Cardiology

Bugami SA, Neyaz A, Alabbadi M, et al. In hospital outcomes of primary percutaneous intervention in patients presenting with acute myocardial infarction in Saudi Arabia-A single center study. Curr Res Cardiol 2018;5 (1):9-12. OBJECTIVE: To study the presentation, response to treatment, complication and prognosis of patients with acute ST-Elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) who were treated with primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PPCI) at King Faisal Cardiac Center (KFCC) in the period from January 2015 till December 2016. CONCLUSION: Our findings suggest favorable outcomes of STEMI patients treated with PPCI, matching the international data. D2B time remains below acceptable standers. Regardless of logistic limitations Primary PCI should be the preferred method of reperfusion. Strategies towards increasing patient's access and improving D2B time should be adopted.