Data_Sheet_1_Inter-hospital transfer in patients with acute myocardial infarction in China: Findings from the improving care for cardiovascular disease in China-acute coronary syndrome project.PDF

BackgroundLittle is known about the current scenario of inter-hospital transfer for patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) in China.MethodsFrom November 2014 to December 2019, 94,623 AMI patients were enrolled from 241 hospitals in 30 provinces in China. We analyzed the pattern of inter-hospital transfer, and compared in-hospital treatments and outcomes between transferred patients and directly admitted patients.ResultsOf these patients, 40,970 (43.3%) were transferred from hospitals that did not provide percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). The proportion of patients who were transferred from non-PCI hospital was 46.3% and 11.9% (P ConclusionMore than 40% of the hospitalized AMI patients were transferred from non-PCI-capable hospitals in China. Further strategies are needed to enhance the capability of revascularization and reduce the inequality in management of AMI.