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Multicenter Study
Portuguese Registry of Acute Coronary Syndromes (ProACS): 15 years of a continuous and prospective registry.
Portuguese Journal of Cardiology : An Official Journal of the Portuguese Society of Cardiology 2018 July
The Portuguese Registry of Acute Coronary Syndromes (ProACS) has completed 15 years of continuous and prospective activity. We present an overall picture of the data from this powerful tool. Up to 2016, 45 141 records were included, mostly male (71%), and with a mean age of 66 years. Baseline characteristics remained stable over the years. Of the overall population, 44% of cases were ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). Over the years there was a significant improvement in compliance with international guidelines, in terms of both diagnostic and therapeutic procedures, as well as for medication. In particular, the rate of reperfusion in STEMI increased to 84%, mainly by primary percutaneous coronary intervention (only 5.2% were treated by thrombolysis in 2016). By contrast, timings in STEMI did not change significantly. Improvements in treatment were accompanied by a reduction in in-hospital mortality from 6.7% in 2002 to 2.5% in 2016 in the overall population. This registry enables analysis of the management and results of acute coronary syndromes over time in Portugal, and hence assessment of improvements in quality of care.
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