Table 2.
In-hospital and on-discharge treatment patterns ACS QUIK patients stratified by age.
| No./Total No. (%) |
P-value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total |
Young (Age ≤50) |
Older (Age >50) |
||
| (n = 21, 374) | (n = 4762) | (n = 16, 612) | ||
| Medications | ||||
| Prehospital aspirin | 3796/21,352 (17.8%) | 800/4758 (16.8%) | 2996/16,594 (18.1%) | 0.050 |
| In-hospital aspirin | 20,885/21,328 (97.9%) | 16,194/4759 (97.7%) | 16,194/16,569 (97.7%) | <0.001 |
| In-hospital second antiplatelet | 20,973/21,347 (98.2%) | 16,288/4760 (98.2%) | 16,288/16,587 (98.2%) | 0.32 |
| In-hospital β-blocker | 8314/20,759 (40.1%) | 6363/4688 (39.6%) | 6363/16,071 (39.6%) | 0.013 |
| In-hospital anticoagulant | 18,256/21,332 (85.6%) | 14,202/4758 (85.7%) | 14,202/16,574 (85.7%) | 0.40 |
| Studies and procedures | ||||
| Echocardiography | 19,725 (92.3%) | 4392/4762 (92.2%) | 15,333/16,612 (92.3%) | 0.88 |
| Diagnostic angiography | 12,681 (59.3%) | 3156/4762 (66.3%) | 9525/16,612 (57.3%) | <0.001 |
| PCI | 10,553 (49.4%) | 2738/4762 (57.5%) | 7815/16,612 (47.0%) | <0.001 |
| Primary PCI (STEMI) | 6710/13,689 (49.0%) | 1753/3478 (50.4%) | 4957/10,211 (48.5%) | 0.059 |
| Door-to-balloon time (STEMI), median [IQR], min | 83 [57–190] | 80 (55–165) | 85 (59–205) | <0.001 |
| (n = 9462) | (n = 2448) | (n = 7014) | ||
| Thrombolysis (STEMI) | 3167/13,689 (23.1%) | 845/3478 (24.3%) | 2322/10,211 (22.7%) | 0.063 |
| Door-to-needle time (STEMI), median [IQR], min | 44 [30–70] | 43 (29–69) | 45 (30–70) | 0.31 |
| (n = 2888) | (n = 773) | (n = 2115) | ||
| Any reperfusion (STEMI) | 9872/13,689 (72.1%) | 2598/3478 (74.7%) | 7274/10,211 (71.2%) | <0.001 |
| Rescue PCI | 1675/13,659 (12.3%) | 456/3474 (13.1%) | 1219/10,185 (12.0%) | 0.077 |
| Discharge treatment and counseling | ||||
| Discharge aspirin | 19,137/19,557 (97.9%) | 4373/4432 (98.7%) | 14,764/15,125 (97.6%) | <0.001 |
| Discharge Second anti-platelet agent | 19,201/19,591 (98.0%) | 4339/4434 (97.9%) | 14,862/15,157 (98.1%) | 0.43 |
| Discharge β-blocker | 12,607/19,072 (66.1%) | 3090/4383 (70.5%) | 9517/14,689 (64.8%) | <0.001 |
| Discharge statin | 18,989/19,585 (97.0%) | 4287/4434 (96.7%) | 14,702/15,151 (97.0%) | 0.23 |
| Discharge ACE inhibitor or ARB | 9232/19,193 (48.1%) | 2202/4384 (50.2%) | 7030/14,809 (47.5%) | 0.001 |
| Cardiac rehabilitation referral | 5684/20,019 (28.4%) | 1273/4553 (28.0%) | 4411/15,466 (28.5%) | 0.47 |