Evaluation of individuals with acute coronary syndromes treated in the University Hospital of the University of São Paulo according to the first-contact health care unit

• Grant number: 11/16301-4
• Support Opportunities: Regular Research Grants
• Start date: February 01, 2012
• End date: July 31, 2014
• Field of knowledge: Health Sciences - Medicine - Medical Clinics
• Principal Investigator: Itamar de Souza Santos
• Grantee: Itamar de Souza Santos
• Host Institution: Hospital Universitário (HU). Universidade de São Paulo (USP). São Paulo , SP, Brazil
• Associated researchers: Alessandra Carvalho Goulart ; Debora Sitnik ; Henrique Lane Staniak ; Isabela Judith Martins Bensenor ; Márcio Sommer Bittencourt ; Paulo Andrade Lotufo

Abstract

Chest pain is common in primary health care (PHC). There is special interest on chest pain of cardiac etiology, because of its high morbidity and mortality. In our country, little is known about the health system of care for individuals with acute chest pain, and, more specifically, the role of PHC units in this system. Moreover, there are limited available data reporting the way to manage this demand and how to provide adequate access to treatment. The existence of the Strategy of Registry of Acute Coronary Syndrome (ERICO study) at the University Hospital of the University of São Paulo (HU-USP) and the Projeto Região Oeste of the University of São Paulo School of Medicine (PRO-FMUSP) create a favorable scenario to address these points. Objectives: To assess differences in clinical (death, re-hospitalization, angioplasty and/or surgical revascularization) and surrogate (time from symptoms onset to medical contact and to treatment) outcomes between patients with acute coronary syndromes (ACS) who directly searched for the HU-USP emergency department and those who initially went to PHC services. Methods: Individuals with diagnosed ACS in HU-USP who have agreed to participate in ERICO study will be assessed. Information on pre-hospital care in PHC units will be obtained. Participants will be stratified according to the unit initially searched for health care (PHC or hospital). Groups will be compared for (a) in-hospital, 30- and 180-days clinical outcomes (mortality, new hospital admission, coronary angioplasty or revascularization) and (b) elapsed time from symptoms onset until medical contact and treatment. Additionally, PHC teams will receive training on standard treatment of individuals with chest pain and suspected ACS. (AU)

Scientific publications

(References retrieved automatically from Web of Science and SciELO through information on FAPESP grants and their corresponding numbers as mentioned in the publications by the authors)

RAFAEL C. O. SANTOS; ISABELA M. BENSENOR; ALESSANDRA C. GOULART; PAULO A. LOTUFO; ITAMAR S. SANTOS. Frequência e Motivos para a não Administração e Suspensão de Medicamentos durante um Evento de Síndrome Coronariana Aguda. Estudo ERICO. Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia, v. 115, n. 5, p. 830-839, 2020-12-07. (11/16301-4)

SANTOS, RAFAEL C. O.; BENSENOR, ISABELA M.; GOULART, ALESSANDRA C.; LOTUFO, PAULO A.; SANTOS, ITAMAR S.. Frequency and Reasons for Non-Administration and Suspension of Drugs During an Acute Coronary Syndrome Event. The ERICO Study. Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia, v. 115, n. 5, p. 830-838, NOV 2020. (11/16301-4)

SANTOS, RAFAEL C. O.; BENSENOR, ISABELA M.; GOULART, ALESSANDRA C.; LOTUFO, PAULO A.; SANTOS, ITAMAR S.. Frequency and Reasons for Non-Administration and Suspension of Drugs During an Acute Coronary Syndrome Event. The ERICO Study. Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia, v. 115, n. 5, p. 9-pg., 2020-11-01. (11/16301-4)