Impact of day versus night as intervention time on the outcomes of primary angioplasty for acute myocardial infarction
- 7 August 2009
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions
- Vol. 74 (6), 826-834
- https://doi.org/10.1002/ccd.22154
Abstract
Background: Conflicting datas exist regarding the outcomes of primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for ST‐segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) when the intervention is performed during night hours. Methods and Results: 2,644 consecutive patients with STEMI (mean age 56.7 ± 11.9, years, 2,188 male) undergoing primary PCI between October 2003 and March 2008 were retrospectively enrolled into this study (single high‐volume center: >3,000 PCIs/year). Day time was defined according to intervention between 08:00 am and 06:00 pm and night as intervention time between 06:00 pm and 08:00 am. 1,141 patients (43.2%) were treated during the day and 1,503 (56.8%) at night. The baseline characteristics of both groups were similar except for more frequent hypertension (42.6 vs. 36.5%; P = 0.002), women (19.7 vs. 15.4%; P = 0.003), and old (≥75y) patients (9.6 vs. 7.4; P = 0.046) in the day time group. Compared with those treated during night time, day time patients had longer angina‐reperfusion times (mean, 205 vs. 188 minutes, P = 0.016). Door‐to‐balloon times were similar (P = 0.87), and less than 90 minutes in both groups. There were no differences concerning clinical events and PCI success between the two groups. Hospital mortality was 6.1% during the day and 5.2% during the night (OR 0.98, 95% CI 0.7–1.36; P = 0.89). The median follow‐up time was 21 months. The Kaplan‐Meier survival plot for long‐term cardiovascular death was not different for both groups (P = 0.78). In‐hospital and long‐term cardiovascular mortality was also similar in shock and nonshock subgroups. Conclusions: Primary PCI can be performed safely during the night at a high‐volume PCI center with suitable and effective organization of cardiology department and catheterisation laboratory with 24 hours per day, 7 days per week onsite staffing.Keywords
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