Characteristics and Outcomes of Patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction at Non-PCI Capable Hospitals in 2007 and in 2014

Background. There is little known about whether characteristics and outcomes of patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) have changed over the years in non-PCI capable hospitals in real-life. Our aim was to assess them between 2007 and 2014. Methods. It was a retrospective cohort study. Characteristics and in-hospital mortality (standardized in cases of different characteristics between the groups by original simple method) were assessed for all patients with non-ST elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI) and ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) at two non-PCI capable hospitals: one in 2007 (n=104) and another in 2014 (n=58). Results. In 2014, females were older than in 2007 (80.18 ± 7.54 versus 76.15 ± 8.77, p=0.011), males were younger (71.61 ± 11.22 versus 79.20 ± 7.63, p=0.019), less had renal failure (RF) (19% versus 34.6%, p