Irish Heart Attack Audit national report 2021

The Irish Heart Attack Audit National Report 2021 includes data from 1,491 patients with an ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) who received treatment in a percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) centre during 2021. STEMI was more common in males (n=1154, 77%), with females presenting at an older median age (67 years versus 61 years in males) and with a higher burden of comorbidities. The data provide detailed information about the care, processes and outcomes received by patients with a STEMI, and enable each participating hospital to benchmark itself against comparable hospitals in Ireland. The quality of care delivered is measured against national and international key quality indicators (KQIs), and opportunities for quality improvement (QI) are identified. </p

Irish Heart Attack Audit National Report 2017-2020

The Heartbeat audit of ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) care was first developed in 2012 in order to assess the effectiveness and quality of the newly formed National Clinical Programme for Acute Coronary Syndrome (NCP-ACS) STEMI optimal reperfusion service under the auspices of Professor Kieran Daly, Health Service Executive (HSE) Clinical Lead, and Dr Siobhan Jennings, Consultant in Public Health Medicine, HSE. In 2019, this audit and attendant database came under the governance of the National Office of Clinical Audit (NOCA) by agreement with the HSE and evolved into the Irish Heart Attack Audit (IHAA). Although this is the first national IHAA report, it continues on from the two previously published NCP-ACS reports on the state of STEMI services across the country based on data collected in 2014 (HSE, 2015) and 2016 (HSE, 2018a). With a maturing database and systematic analytic capabilities through the NOCA structure, this report provides a detailed evaluation of STEMI care in Ireland for the years 2017 to 2020.<br