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The impact of the stent era on the management strategy for acute myocardial infarction: A population‐based perspective
Author(s) -
Dauerman Harold L.,
Goldberg Robert J.,
Yarzebski Jorge,
Lessard Darleen,
Gore Joel M.
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
catheterization and cardiovascular interventions
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.988
H-Index - 116
eISSN - 1522-726X
pISSN - 1522-1946
DOI - 10.1002/1522-726x(200011)51:3<255::aid-ccd1>3.0.co;2-x
Subject(s) - medicine , myocardial infarction , stent , revascularization , cardiology , perspective (graphical) , interventional cardiology , intensive care medicine , artificial intelligence , computer science
We determined trends in the use of invasive diagnostic and revascularization strategies from a multihospital community‐wide perspective for patients suffering acute myocardial infarction (AMI). Comparing 3,824 patients treated in the prestent era (1986–1993) to 1,915 patients hospitalized during the stent era (1995–1997), there was a significant increase in the use of invasive procedures and revascularization techniques across a broad spectrum of AMI patients during their index hospitalization. This resulted in a higher‐risk profile of patients referred for invasive management of AMI in the stent era. Cathet. Cardiovasc. Intervent. 51:255–258, 2000. © 2000 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.