title: [Primary percutanous intervention in acute mycardial infarction. A comparison with the DANAMI-2 results].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Several studies, including the DANAMI-2 trial, have shown that primary percutanous intervention (PCI) results in better survival, fewer reinfarctions and fewer cerebrovascular incidents than thrombolysis in the treatment of acute ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). The aim of this study was to follow the implementation of primary PCI as a routine treatment for patients with STEMI and to compare the results with those of DANAMI-2.
  
  
  METHODS
  We performed a prospective analysis of 212 patients admitted to our department from 1 April 2002 to 31 December 2002 with STEMI. Acute coronary angiography and, if indicated, primary PCI were performed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  At 30 days, the mortality rate was 6.6%, the reinfarction rate 1.4% and the rate of disabling stroke 1.4%. Combined endpoints were present in 8% of the patients. The results are in agreement with those from the DANAMI-2 trial.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Primary PCI can be performed in daily clinical practice in accordance with the DANAMI-2 protocol. The results are in agreement with data from newly published meta-analyses.
authors.affiliation: HS Rigshospitalet, Hjertecentret, Kardiologisk Laboratorium .
authors.forename: Samir M Ali
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Aljabbari
authors.forename: Jan Kyst
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Madsen
authors.forename: Henning
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kelbaek
authors.forename: Steffen
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Helqvist
authors.forename: Jens Flensted
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Lassen
authors.forename: Erik
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Jørgensen
authors.forename: Kari
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Saunamäki
mesh_terms: D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / Q000379:methods*; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003718:Denmark / Q000453:epidemiology; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015201:Meta-Analysis as Topic; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000401:mortality / Q000628:therapy*; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012008:Recurrence; D015996:Survival Rate; D016896:Treatment Outcome