Current management and quality of life of patients with acute coronary syndrome undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention in Greece: 12-Month results from antiplatelet therapy observational study II (APTOR II).

Introduction: We describe the current management of patients with acute coronary syndromes (ACS) undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) over 12 months in Greece.

Methods: This was a prospective observational study in ACS patients undergoing PCI from September 2008 to April 2009, capturing practices over 12 months at 22 sites that enrolled 558 eligible patients.

Results: A total of 351 patients suffered from unstable angina or non-ST elevation myocardial infarction (UA/ NSTEMI), while 207 patients suffered from ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI).