Impact of the Regional Network for AMI in the Management of STEMI on Care Processes, Outcomes and Health Inequities in the Veneto Region, Italy
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15470587 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Mario Saïa (0000-0002-2235-1325, Regione del Veneto), Domenico Mantoan (Regione del Veneto), Marco Fonzo (0000-0002-9561-0711, University of Padua), Chiara Bertoncello (0000-0003-4040-8601, University of Padua, corresponding author), Marta Soattin (0000-0003-0915-7074, University of Padua), Milena Sperotto (0000-0003-2323-2624, University of Padua), Tatjana Baldovin (0000-0002-7375-9187, University of Padua), Patrizia Furlan (0000-0001-5345-7037, University of Padua), Maria Luisa Scapellato (0000-0003-4740-4865, University of Padua), Guido Viel (0000-0002-9769-535X, University of Padua), Vincenzo Baldo (0000-0001-6012-9453, University of Padua), Silvia Cocchio (0000-0003-3801-0901, University of Padua), Alessandra Buja (0000-0003-2216-3807, University of Padua) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 15 |
| Issue | 9 |
| Pages | 1980-1980 |
| Publication date | 2018-09-11 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601 |
| Publisher | Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH) |
| DOI | 10.3390/ijerph15091980 |
| PMID | 30208613 |
| OpenAlex | W2889883465 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 38 |
Cardiovascular diseases are a leading cause of death in Europe. Outcomes in terms of mortality and health equity in the management of patients with ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI) are influenced by health care service organization. The main aim of the present study was to examine the impact of the new organizational model of the Veneto Region's network for Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) to facilitate primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) on STEMI, and its efficacy in reducing health inequities. A retrospective cohort study was conducted on HDRs in the Veneto Region for the period 2007−2016, analyzing 65,261 hospitalizations for AMI. The proportion of patients with STEMI treated with PCI within 24 h increased significantly for men and women, and was statistically much higher for patients over 75 years of age (APC, 75−84: 9.8; >85: 12.5) than for younger patients (APC, <45: 3.3; 45−64: 4.9), with no difference relating to citizenship. The reduction in in-hospital, STEMI-related mortality was only statistically significant for patients aged 75−84 (APC: -3.0 [-4.5;-1.6]), and for Italians (APC: -1.9 [-3.2;-0.6]). Multivariate analyses confirmed a reduction in the disparities between socio-demographic categories. Although the new network improved the care process and reduced health care disparities in all subgroups, these efforts did not result in the expected survival benefit in all patient subgroups
Cohort · Conventional PCI · Family medicine · Health care · Health equity · Medical emergency · Multivariate analysis · Myocardial infarction · Percutaneous coronary intervention · Public health · Retrospective cohort study · Acute Myocardial Infarction Research · Cardiac Health and Mental Health · Demography · Heart Failure Treatment and Management · Medicine · Nursing · Emergency Medicine · Internal Medicine
| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |