Are the results of primary percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty for acute myocardial infarction different during the "off" hours?

P Garot; J M Juliard; H Benamer; P G Steg

doi:10.1016/s0002-9149(97)00186-0

Are the results of primary percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty for acute myocardial infarction different during the "off" hours?

Am J Cardiol. 1997 Jun 1;79(11):1527-9. doi: 10.1016/s0002-9149(97)00186-0.

Authors

P Garot¹, J M Juliard, H Benamer, P G Steg

Affiliation

¹ Cardiologie, Hopital Bichat, Paris, France.

PMID: 9185648
DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9149(97)00186-0

Abstract

This retrospective study assessed the outcome of primary angioplasty for acute myocardial infarction performed during the "off" hours (nights and weekends) or during working hours in 288 consecutive patients. The times to admission and reperfusion, as well as the in-hospital outcomes, were similar in the 2 groups.

MeSH terms

Aged
Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary* / mortality
Cause of Death
Coronary Angiography
Coronary Artery Bypass
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Myocardial Infarction / diagnostic imaging
Myocardial Infarction / mortality
Myocardial Infarction / therapy*
Recurrence
Retrospective Studies
Time Factors
Treatment Outcome