Table 1. Clinical characteristics of patients with AMI in Korea compared with other registries.
| Registry Title | KAMIR | GRACE | SCAAR | NRMI | MINAP | SWEDEHEART/RIKS-HIA | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Region | Korea | Europe, America | Sweden | US | UK | Sweden | ||
| Time period | Nov 2005–Oct 2010 | 2004–2007 | Jan 2003–Dec 2004 | 1994–2006 | Jan 2004–Dec 2010 | Jan 2004–Dec 2010 | ||
| Sample size | 27,852 | 28,449 | 19,771 | 542,008 | 391,077 | 119,786 | ||
| Follow-up rate (%) | NA | 89.8 | 95.2 | NA | NA | NA | ||
| Follow-up duration | 231.6 days | 2 years | 3 years | NA | NA | NA | ||
| Demographics | ||||||||
| Mean or median age (years) | 63.2 | 65.0 | 65.7 | 64.0 | 69.5 | 71.2 | ||
| Male (%) | 75.0 | 68.4 | 72.0 | 59.0 | 65.2 | 63.7 | ||
| Comorbidities (%) | ||||||||
| Hypertension | 45.9 | 64.7 | 44.5 | 52.3 | 47.3 | 45.2 | ||
| DM | 24.6 | 25.2 | 18.1 | 22.4 | 17.6 | 22.7 | ||
| Dyslipidemia | 9.5 | 53.0 | NA | 28.0 | NA | NA | ||
| Smoking | 62.8 | 59.8 | 20.4 | 31.3 | 29.5 | 23.3 | ||
| Previous MI | 11.1 | 30.3 | 37.4 | NA | 18.3 | 22.4 | ||
| Family history of CAD | 7.9 | NA | NA | 28.0 | NA | NA | ||
| CVA | 5.6 | NA | 6.0 | NA | 8.5 | 10.1 | ||
| HF | 1.1 | 8.8 | 7.4 | NA | 5.3 | 9.7 | ||
| STEMI (%) | 56.6 | 35.9 | 22.6 | 41.8 | 40.3 | 32.1 | ||
| Multivessel disease (%) | 52.7 | NA | 50.0 | NA | NA | NA | ||
| DES (%) | 91.1 | NA | 30.5 | NA | NA | NA | ||
| PCI success rate (%) | 99.0 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | ||
Rate of follow-up at 6 months. Data modified from Table 1 of Kim et al.2)
AMI = acute myocardial infarction; CAD = coronary artery disease; DES = drug-eluting stent; DM = diabetes mellitus; HF = heart failure; KAMIR = Korea Acute Myocardial Infarction Registry; GRACE = Global Registry of Acute Coronary Events; SCAAR = Swedish Coronary Angiography and Angioplasty Registry; MI = myocardial infarction; MINAP = Myocardial Ischemia National Audit Project; NA = not available; NRMI = National Registry of Myocardial Infarction; PCI = percutaneous coronary intervention; STEMI = ST-elevation myocardial infarction; SWEDEHEART/RIKS-HIA = Swedish Web-System for Enhancement and Development of Evidence-Based Care in Heart Disease Evaluated According to Recommended Therapies/Register of Information and Knowledge about Swedish Heart Intensive Care Admissions.