Table 1.
Overview of Observational ACS Registries in the Arabian Gulf Countries From 2005 to 2017 (31 620 ACS Patients)
| SPACE | Gulf RACE | Gulf RACE‐2 | Gulf COAST | Gulf RACE‐3 | Kuwait REPERFUSE | STARS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ACS patients, n (%) | 5055 (15.9) | 8176 (25.8) | 7930 (25) | 4061 (12.8) | 2928 (9.2) | 1237 (3.9) | 2233 (7) |
| No. of hospitals | 17 | 64 | 65 | 29 | 36 | 7 | 50 |
| Published (reference) | Yes24 | Yes21 | Yes3 | Yes25 | Yes26 | No | Yes27 |
| PCI hospitals, % | 71 | 20 | 43 | 31 | 61 | 43 | 40 |
| Countries | KSA | Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain, UAE, Oman, Yemen | KSA, Qatar, Bahrain, UAE, Oman, Yemen | Kuwait, Bahrain, UAE, Oman | KSA, Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain, UAE, Oman | Kuwait | KSA |
| Baseline recruitment period (mo) | 2005–2007 (24) | 2006–2007 (6) | 2008–2009 (9) | 2012–2013 (12) | 2014–2015 (12)* | 2014–2015 (12)† | 2015–2017 (21)‡ |
| Inclusion criteria | ≥18 y, STEMI, NSTEMI, UA | ≥18 y, STEMI, NSTEMI, UA | ≥18 y, STEMI, NSTEMI, UA | ≥18 y, STEMI, NSTEMI, UA, Gulf citizen | ≥18 y, STEMI within 24 h of symptom onset | ≥18 y, STEMI who received reperfusion | ≥18 y, STEMI, NSTEMI |
| STEMI patients (N=15 532), n (%) | 2097 (13.5) | 3200 (20.6) | 3613 (23.2) | 1015 (6.5) | 2928 (18.8) | 1208 (7.7) | 1471 (9.4) |
| In‐hospital outcomes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| 1‐mo follow‐up, n (%) | No | No | 3033 (83.9) | 981 (96.6) | No | 1208 (100) | 888 (60.3) |
| 1‐y follow‐up, n (%) | No | No | 2780 (76.9) | 925 (91.1) | No | 1176 (97.3) | 716 (48.6) |
ACS indicates acute coronary syndrome; Gulf COAST, Gulf Locals With Acute Coronary Syndrome Events Registry; Gulf RACE, Gulf Registry of Acute Coronary Events; KSA, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; Kuwait REPERFUSE, Reperfusion in ST‐Segment–Elevation Myocardial Infarction; NSTEMI, non–ST‐segment–elevation myocardial infarction; PCI, percutaneous coronary intervention; SPACE, Saudi Project for Assessment of Coronary Events; STARS, Saudi Acute Myocardial Infarction Registry; STEMI, ST‐segment–elevation myocardial infarction; UA, unstable angina; UAE, United Arab Emirates.*January 2014 to January 2015.†November 2014 to November 2015.‡Ongoing follow‐up.