Prognostic implication of early ventricular fibrillation among patients with ST elevation myocardial infarction.

Objective: The aim of this study was to analyze the prognosis of patients presenting early ventricular fibrillation (VF) in the setting of ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI).

Patients And Methods: Among patients included in the ARIAM (Análisis del Retraso en el Infarto Agudo de Miocardio) registry with the diagnosis of STEMI, those who received primary revascularization and were admitted in the first 12 h were analyzed retrospectively.

Results: From January 2007 to January 2012, 8340 patients were included in the STEMI cohort and 680 (8.

Safety and Efficacy of Prasugrel and Ticagrelor in Acute Coronary Syndrome. Results of a "Real World" Multicenter Registry.

Introduction And Objectives: The incorporation of the new antiplatelet agents (NAA) prasugrel and ticagrelor into routine clinical practice is irregular and data from the "real world" remain scarce. We aimed to assess the time trend of NAA use and the clinical safety and efficacy of these drugs compared with those of clopidogrel in a contemporary cohort of patients with acute coronary syndromes (ACS).

Methods: A multicenter retrospective observational study was conducted in patients with ACS admitted to coronary care units and prospectively included in the ARIAM-Andalusia registry between 2013 and 2015.

Influence of the previous use of β-blockers on the early clinical course of acute coronary syndromes.

Recent studies have recently questioned the current role of β-blockers in myocardial infarction. Our purpose is to analyze the influence of the previous use of β-blockers on the early course of patients admitted because of acute coronary syndrome (ACS). We analyzed the data of 37.

Prognostic impact of clopidogrel pretreatment in patients with acute coronary syndrome managed invasively.

Pretreatment with antiP2Y12 agents before angiography in acute coronary syndrome (ACS) is associated with a reduction in thrombotic events. However, recent evidences have questioned the benefits of upstream antiP2Y12, reporting a higher incidence of bleeding. We analyzed the prognostic impact of clopidogrel pretreatment in a large cohort of invasively managed patients with ACS.

Prognostic impact of atrial fibrillation in acute coronary syndromes: results from the ARIAM registry.

Aims: The prognostic ability of atrial fibrillation (AF) in acute coronary syndromes (ACS) is unclear. Studies regarding patient outcomes with respect to the timing of AF are scarce and conflicting. The present study aimed to determine the frequency, predictors and impact on clinical outcome of AF in patients with ACS.

The previous use of digoxin does not worsen early outcome of acute coronary syndromes: an analysis of the ARIAM Registry.

The aim of the study was to determine the influence of the previous use of digoxin on the hospital mortality and complications of patients admitted because of acute coronary syndrome (ACS). We analyzed the data of patients included in the ARIAM-Andalucia Registry, which involves 49 hospitals in Andalucia, Spain, from 2007 to 2012. Patients on digoxin treatment prior to their admission because of ACS constituted the digoxin group (DG), and were compared with the group of patients not on digoxin.

[Consequences of obesity in outcomes after cardiac surgery. Analysis of ARIAM registry].

Background And Objetive: Obesity is a disease that affects a large part of the population and has been associated with worse outcomes after cardiac surgery. The aim of our study is to evaluate the consequences of obesity related to postoperative complications, hospital length of stay and mortality.

Methods: Observational, prospective, multicenter study of patients included in ARIAM registry of adult cardiac surgery between March 2008 to March 2011.

Paradoxical effect of smoking in the Spanish population with acute myocardial infarction or unstable angina: results of the ARIAM Register.

Objectives: The paradoxical effect of smoking after acute myocardial infarction (AMI) is a phenomenon consisting of a reduction in the mortality of smokers compared to nonsmokers. However, it is not known whether the benefit of this reduction in mortality is due to smoking itself or to other covariables. Despite acceptance of the paradoxical effect of smoking in AMI, it is not known whether a similar phenomenon occurs in unstable angina.

Ventricular fibrillation in acute myocardial infarction in Spanish patients: Results of the ARIAM database.

Objective: The aim of this study has been to investigate the factors predisposing to primary or secondary ventricular fibrillation (VF) and the prognosis in Spanish patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) during their admission to the intensive care unit or the coronary care unit.

Design: A retrospective, observational study.

Setting: The intensive care units and coronary care units of 119 Spanish hospitals.

Alteplase: double bolus versus accelerated regimen.

Background: The purpose of our study was to compare the efficacy and safety of alteplase in acute myocardial infarction (AMI), when administered in a double bolus regimen or an accelerated regimen during admission to an intensive care or coronary care unit (ICU/CCU).

Material/methods: A retrospective cohort study including all the AMI patients treated with alteplase recorded in the ARIAM register (Analysis of Delay in AMI), a multi-center register in which 77 Spanish hospitals participate. The study period was from January 1995 to January 2000.

Influence of age on clinical course, management and mortality of acute myocardial infarction in the Spanish population.

Background: To assess age-related differences in cardiovascular risk factors, clinical course and management of patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) in intensive care (ICU) or coronary care units (CCU).

Methods: A retrospective cohort study was conducted of all AMI patients listed in the ARIAM register (Analysis of Delay in AMI), a multi-centre register in which 119 Spanish hospitals participated. The study period was from January 1995 to January 2001.