title: Comparison of characteristics and outcomes of percutaneous coronary intervention in military and non-military men.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Living in a military environment, as a unique job and lifestyle, may affect the physical and mental status of military personnel. Coronary artery disease (CAD) status and outcomes of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in military personnel as a unique part of each society are less investigated.
  
  
  METHODS
  In a registry-based study, data of 338 military men and 1954 non-military men who underwent successful PCI from March 2012 to March 2013 were analysed. The primary endpoint was major adverse cardiac events (MACE) after hospital discharge during 1-year follow-up.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Military men were significantly younger and had a higher frequency of hypertension, familial history of CAD and cigarette smoking. Other risk factors were more prevalent in non-military men. PCI for ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction and lower left ventricular ejection fraction were also more prevalent in soldiers. After mean follow-up duration of 12.3 months, MACE that was defined as the composite endpoint of all-cause mortality, non-fatal myocardial infarction or target vessel revascularisation was similar in both groups (HR=1.01 (95% CI 0.88 to 1.16); p=0.872). By adjustment for confounding factors, results were unchanged.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Although there are a number of differences in basic and procedural characteristics between military and non-military men who underwent PCI, 1-year clinical outcomes of this procedure are not different in these patient groups.
authors.affiliation: Cardiology Department, Faculty of Medicine, AJA University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Adel
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Joharimoghadam
authors.affiliation: Cardiology Department, Faculty of Medicine, AJA University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: S-M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Ghoreyshi-Hefzabad
authors.affiliation: Internal Medicine Department, Shariati Hospital, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kheirkhah-Sabetghadam
mesh_terms: D015992:Body Mass Index; D015331:Cohort Studies; D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000453:epidemiology; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D006949:Hyperlipidemias / Q000453:epidemiology; D006973:Hypertension / Q000453:epidemiology; D007492:Iran / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008889:Military Personnel; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000453:epidemiology; D063868:Patient Outcome Assessment; D062645:Percutaneous Coronary Intervention; D012042:Registries; D012907:Smoking / Q000453:epidemiology
keywords: clinical outcomes