Patterns of use of targeted temperature Management for Acute Myocardial Infarction Patients Following out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest: Insights from the National Cardiovascular Data Registry

Publication date: Available online 24 September 2018Source: American Heart JournalAuthor(s): Christopher B. Fordyce, Anita Y. Chen, Tracy Y. Wang, Joseph Lucas, Abhinav Goyal, Graham C. Wong, Sean van Diepen, Michael C. Kontos, Timothy D. Henry, Christopher B. Granger, Matthew T. RoeAbstractContemporary utilization patterns for targeted temperature management (TTM) among patients with acute myocardial infarction (MI) and out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) have not been well characterized in the United States (U.S.). In this nationwide evaluation of MI patients with OHCA (01/2015–03/2016; 691 hospitals), 34.1% (1792/5260) of OHCA patients received TTM. Patients who were treated with TTM had higher risk clinical features. A wide inter-hospital variation (ranging from 0 to 82%) in TTM use observed despite few differences in case mix.
Source: American Heart Journal - Category: Cardiology Source Type: research