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    Phua, Kailun; Chew, Nicholas W. S.; Sim, Vincent; Zhang, Audrey A.; Rastogi, Saurabh; Kojodjojo, Pipin; Chor, Wei-Ping Daniel; Koh, Brandon Chi-Ping; Leong, Benjamin Sieu-Hon; Ng, Zhe-Yan; Tung, Benjamin Wei-Liang; Ambhore, Anand; Kong, William K. F.; Poh, Kian-Keong; Chai, Ping; Ng, Gavin; Chan, Koo-Hui; Lee, Chi-Hang; Loh, Joshua Ping-Yun; Low, Adrian Fatt-Hoe; Chan, Mark Yan-Yee; Yeo, Tiong-Cheng; Tan, Huay-Cheem; Loh, Poay-Huan

    Journal of thrombosis and thrombolysis, 02/2022, Letnik: 53, Številka: 2
    Journal Article

    The pandemic has led to adverse short-term outcomes for patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). It is unknown if this translates to poorer long-term outcomes. In Singapore, the escalation of the outbreak response on February 7, 2020 demanded adaptation of STEMI care to stringent infection control measures. A total of 321 patients presenting with STEMI and undergoing primary percutaneous coronary intervention at a tertiary hospital were enrolled and followed up over 1-year. They were allocated into three groups based on admission date—(1) Before outbreak response (BOR): December 1, 2019–February 6, 2020, (2) During outbreak response (DOR): February 7–March 31, 2020, and (3) control group: November 1–December 31, 2018. The incidence of cardiac-related mortality, cardiac-related readmissions, and recurrent coronary events were examined. Although in-hospital outcomes were worse in BOR and DOR groups compared to the control group, there were no differences in the 1-year cardiac-related mortality (BOR 8.7%, DOR 7.1%, control 4.8%, p = 0.563), cardiac-related readmissions (BOR 15.1%, DOR 11.6%, control 12.0%, p = 0.693), and recurrent coronary events (BOR 3.2%, DOR 1.8%, control 1.2%, p = 0.596). There were higher rates of additional PCI during the index admission in DOR, compared to BOR and control groups (p = 0.027). While patients admitted for STEMI during the pandemic may have poorer in-hospital outcomes, their long-term outcomes remain comparable to the pre-pandemic era.