title: Quality of care in primary percutaneous coronary intervention for acute ST-segment -elevation myocardial infarction: Gulf RACE 2 experience.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Primary percutaneous coronary intervention (pPCI) has been recognized as an effective management strategy for acute ST-segment-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). However, there is no first-hand information regarding the quality of pPCI procedures in the Arabian Gulf countries. This study aims to explore the quality of pPCI practice.
  
  
  METHODS
  The Gulf Race II was designed as a prospective, multinational, multicentre registry of acute coronary events, focusing on the epidemiology, management practices, and outcomes of patients with acute coronary syndrome. The study recruited consecutive patients aged 18 years and above from 65 hospitals in 6 adjacent Middle Eastern countries (Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Oman, United Arab Emirates, and Yemen).
  
  
  METHODS
  We used data from the Gulf Registry of Acute Coronary Events (Gulf RACE 2). We analyzed data on patients who received pPCI to assess the guidelines-supported performance measure of door-to-balloon (D2B).
authors.affiliation: A Shehab, MD, Department of Internal Medicine,, College of Medicine and Health Sciences,, UAE University, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates, T: +971506161028,, F: +97137672 995, a.shehab@uaeu.ac.ae.
authors.forename: Abdulla
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Shehab
authors.forename: Khalid
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Al-Habib
authors.forename: Ahmed
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hersi
authors.forename: Husam
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Al-Faleh
authors.forename: Alawi
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Alsheikh-Ali
authors.forename: Wael
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Almahmeed
authors.forename: Kadhim J
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: Suleiman
authors.forename: Ahmed
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Al-Motarreb
authors.forename: Jassim Al
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Suwaidy
authors.forename: Nidal
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Asaad
authors.forename: Shukri
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: AlSaid
authors.forename: Muhammad
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hashim
authors.forename: Haitham
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Amin
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / Q000379:methods* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007423:Intra-Aortic Balloon Pumping / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008877:Middle East; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000150:complications / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D062645:Percutaneous Coronary Intervention / Q000379:methods / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D012042:Registries; D012770:Shock, Cardiogenic / Q000209:etiology; D061665:Time-to-Treatment / Q000706:statistics & numerical data