Table 3

ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) patients management and inhospital outcomes

 FinlandFranceGermanyGreecePortugalSpainTotal
n=629n=765n=498n=418n=1022n=678n=4010
Thrombolysis208 (33.1)141 (18.4)13 (2.6)193 (46.2)194 (20)87 (12.8)836 (20.8)
Primary or rescue PCI351(55.8)556 (72.7)432 (86.7)88 (21)625 (61.1)429 (63.3)2481 (61.9)
Primary PCI260 (41.3)462 (60.4)422 (84.7)77 (18.4)526 (51.5)392 (57.8)2139 (53.3)
Coronarography538 (85.5)743 (97.1)463 (93)222 (53.1)818 (80)574 (84.7)3358 (83.7)
PCI474 (75.4)632 (82.6)440 (88.3)174 (41.6)674 (65.9)520 (76.7)2914 (72.7)
CABG41 (6.5)11 (1.4)8 (1.6)4 (1)11 (1.1)13 (1.8)88 (2.2)
Inhospital outcomes
 Cardiogenic shock32 (5.1)49 (6.4)63 (12.6)23 (5.5)59 (5.8)36 (5.3)262 (6.5)
 Reinfarction14 (2.2)21 (2.7)6 (1.2)11 (2.6)1 (0.1)4 (0.6)57 (1.4)
 Death59 (9.4)52 (6.8)75 (15.1)21 (5)99 (9.7)33 (4.9)339 (8.4)
  • Data are n (%).

  • CABG, coronary arterial bypass graft surgery; PCI, percutaneous coronary intervention.