Five years of Stent for Life in Portugal.

Objective: To analyze changes in performance indicators five years after Portugal joined the Stent for Life (SFL) initiative.

Methods: National surveys were carried out annually over one-month periods designated as study Time Points between 2011 (Time Zero) and 2016 (Time Five). In this study, 1340 consecutive patients with suspected ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) who underwent coronary angiography, admitted to 18 24/7 primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) centers, were enrolled.

Time to reperfusion in high-risk patients with myocardial infarction undergoing primary percutaneous coronary intervention.

Introduction: Timely reperfusion with primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PPCI) in ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) improves patient outcomes. In recent years, the Stent for Life (SFL) initiative in Portugal developed an action plan to improve timely access to PPCI. This study aims to evaluate performance indicators in high-risk populations (elderly, female, and diabetic patients).

Systematic investment in the delivery of guideline-coherent therapy reduces mortality and overall costs in patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction: Results from the Stent for Life economic model for Romania, Portugal, Basque Country and Kemerovo region.

Aims: The Stent for Life initiative aims at the reduction of mortality in patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction by enhancing timely access to primary percutaneous coronary intervention. To assess the associated health and socioeconomic impact, the Stent for Life economic project was launched and applied to four model regions: Romania, Portugal, the Basque Country in Spain, and the Kemerovo region in the Russian Federation.

Methods And Results: The Stent for Life economic model is based on a decision tree that incorporates primary percutaneous coronary intervention rates and mortality.

The Stent for Life initiative: Factors predicting system delay in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction.

Introduction And Aims: System delay (time between first medical contact and reperfusion therapy) is an indicator of quality of primary percutaneous coronary intervention (pPCI) in ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) patients. This study aimed to assess changes in system delay between 2011 and 2015, and to identify its predictors.

Methods: The study included 838 patients admitted to 18 Portuguese interventional cardiology centers suspected of having STEMI with less than 12 hours' duration who were referred for primary percutaneous coronary intervention.

Factors influencing patient delay before primary percutaneous coronary intervention in ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction: The Stent for life initiative in Portugal.

Introduction And Aims: Shorter patient delays are associated with a better prognosis for patients diagnosed with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). This study aimed to identify predictors of patient delay in the Portuguese population.

Methods: Data on 994 patients with suspected STEMI of less than 12 hours' duration and referred for primary percutaneous coronary intervention (pPCI) and admitted to 18 Portuguese interventional cardiology centers were collected for a one-month period every year from 2011 to 2015.

Stent for Life in Portugal: This initiative is here to stay.

Aims: Portugal has one of the lowest rates of primary percutaneous coronary intervention (p-PCI) in Western Europe. This study assessed the progress of Portuguese p-PCI performance indicators one year after Portugal joined the Stent for Life (SFL) initiative.

Methods And Results: Two national surveys were carried out, each covering a period of one month: the first when Portugal joined the SFL in 2011 (Moment Zero), and the second one year later (Moment One).