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Temporal changes in patient characteristics and outcomes in ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction 2003-2018.

Santiago A GarciaChristian W SchmidtRoss GarberichTimothy D HenrySteven M BradleyEmmanouil S BrilakisNickolas BurkeIvan J ChavezPeter EckmanMario GösslMichael R MooneyMarc C NewellAnil K PoulosePaul SorajjaJay H TraverseYale L WangScott W Sharkey
Published in: Catheterization and cardiovascular interventions : official journal of the Society for Cardiac Angiography & Interventions (2020)
Over the last 15 years, short-term STEMI mortality has increased despite improvements in care delivery metrics. Patients with CA and/or CS now represent 10% of STEMI patients and are responsible for 80% of deaths. Therefore, efforts to improve STEMI mortality, and metrics for assessing STEMI programs, should focus on these patients.
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