1. Five years of Stent for Life in Portugal
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Hélder Pereira, Rita Calé, Ernesto Pereira, Sofia Mello, Sílvia Vitorino, Pedro Jerónimo de Sousa, Sílvia Monteiro, Fausto J. Pinto, Raquel Ramos, Pedro Coelho dos Santos, João Ferreira, João Silveira, and João Morais
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Enfarte agudo do miocárdio ,Angioplastia primária ,Stent for Life ,Diseases of the circulatory (Cardiovascular) system ,RC666-701 - Abstract
Objective: To analyze changes in performance indicators five years after Portugal joined the Stent for Life (SFL) initiative. Methods: National surveys were carried out annually over one-month periods designated as study Time Points between 2011 (Time Zero) and 2016 (Time Five). In this study, 1340 consecutive patients with suspected ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) who underwent coronary angiography, admitted to 18 24/7 primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) centers, were enrolled. Results: There was a significant reduction in the proportion of patients who attended primary healthcare centers (20.3% vs. 4.8%, p
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- 2021
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