Maintain pressure on reforms to protect NHSMore heart attack patients receiving primary angioplasty
Results from this years Myocardial Ischaemia National Audit Project show that nearly half of myocardial infarction patients are now receiving primary angioplasty, which has better outcomes than thrombolytic drugs.
In England in 2008–2009, 47% were treated with primary angioplasty compared with 27% in 2007–2008. In Wales 12% were treated with primary angioplasty compared with 5%.
The Myocardial Ischaemia National Audit Project (MINAP) is commissioned and funded by the Healthcare Quality Improvement Partnership and run by the National Institute for Clinical Outcomes Research at the Heart Hospital, University College London. The results are published by the Royal College of Physicians.
Professor Roger Boyle, national director for heart disease and stroke, said: ‘Primary angioplasty is the international gold standard of heart attack treatment.
‘Today’s report shows that the number of heart attack patients receiving this emergency care has increased rapidly by 80% over the past year – a fantastic achievement by the NHS. This means better outcomes for more patients and more lives saved,’ he added.
‘We expect still higher numbers of heart attack patients to be treated with primary angioplasty as the NHS continues the roll out of specialist services this year,’ he said.
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