Volume 112, Nº 5, May 2019
DOI: http://www.dx.doi.org/10.5935/abc.20190054
ORIGINAL ARTICLE
Disparities In The Use Of Drug-eluting Stents For Diabetic Patients With ST-elevation Acute Myocardial Infarction Assisted In the Public versus Private Network - VICTIM Register
Jussiely Cunha Oliveira
Laís Costa Souza Oliveira
Jeferson Cunha Oliveira
Ikaro Daniel de Carvalho Barreto
Marcos Antonio Almeida-Santos
Ticiane Clair Remacre Munareto Lima
Larissa Andreline Maia Arcelino
Isadora Soares Bispo Santos Silva
Antônio Carlos Sobral Sousa
José Augusto Soares Barreto-Filho
Abstract
Background: Primary angioplasty (PA) with placement of either bare metal or drug-eluting stents (DES) represents the main strategy in the treatment of ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). Diabetic patients, however, represent a special population in STEMI, with high rates of restenosis and unfavorable clinical outcomes, and with the use of DES, level of evidence A and indication class II, being indicated to reduce these damages.
Objectives: To evaluate the DES rate of use in patients with STEMI and in the subgroup of diabetics assisted in the public versus private health network in Sergipe.
Methods: This is a population-based, cross-sectional study with a quantitative approach using the data from the VICTIM Register. These were collected in the only four hospitals with capacity to perform PA in Sergipe, from December 2014 to March 2017.
Results: A total of 707 patients diagnosed with STEMI were evaluated, of which 589 were attended at SUS and 118 at the private network. The use of DES in PA was lower in SUS compared to the private network in both the total sample (10.5% vs 82.4%, p<0.001) and in subgroup diabetic patients (8.7% vs 90.6%, p < 0.001), respectively. In all hypotheses tested, the level of significance was 5% (p < 0.05).
Conclusions: The study reveals a disparity in the use of DES during the performance of PA between the public and private network, both in the total sample and the subgroup for diabetics, with lower rates for SUS users, demonstrating the challenges that need to be overcome in order to achieve quality improvements of the services provided. (Arq Bras Cardiol. 2019; [online].ahead print, PP.0-0)
Keywords: ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction; Drug-Eluting; Diabetes Mellitus; Case-Control Studies; Angioplasty; Hospitals,Private; Hospitals, Public.
