Cohort profile: the European Unified Registries On Heart Care Evaluation and Randomized Trials (EuroHeart)—acute coronary syndrome and percutaneous coronary intervention
Authors' conclusion
The EuroHeart collaboration of ACS/PCI registries prospectively collects and analyses individual data for ACS and PCI at a national level, after which aggregated results are transferred to the EuroHeart Data Science Centre.
Study context
- Population
- Adults admitted to hospital with ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) or non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI) in 7 vanguard ESC member countries (Estonia, Hungary, Iceland, Portugal, Romania, Singapore, Sweden), 2022admissions, 192 hospitals
- Participants
- 40,021 adults
- Outcome
- Cohort characteristics
- Follow-up
- 1 Jan–31 Dec 2022
Methodological detailsprospective multinational registry, multicentre, international, 7 vanguard countries, Individual patient-level data aligned to EuroHeart ACS/PCI data standards; aggregated data transferred to EuroHeart for international reporting
- Prospective multinational registry
- Multicentre
- International
- 7 vanguard countries
- Individual patient-level data aligned to EuroHeart ACS/PCI data standards; aggregated data transferred to EuroHeart for international reporting
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
- STEMI
- 46.7%
- NSTEMI
- 53.3%
- Mean age, years (SD 12.6)
- 67.9
- Women
- 12 628 (31.6%)
- Hospitals
- 192
- Variables collected
- up to 155
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Original publication
Cohort profile: the European Unified Registries On Heart Care Evaluation and Randomized Trials (EuroHeart)—acute coronary syndrome and percutaneous coronary intervention. Eur Heart J Qual Care Clin Outcomes. Published 12 April 2024. doi:10.
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