What is it about?

2426 patients in Jordan underwent PCI. Stent thrombosis was evaluated from admission to one year of follow up.

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Why is it important?

Middle East data on coronary stent thrombosis are scarce. This is an important contribution to this important area.

Perspectives

JoPCR1 involved 2426 PCI patients. The study was the first to in the Middle East not only to evaluate stent thrombosis. We published more than 12 manuscripts from this registry on gender, diabetes, young age , GFR and outcome, GRACE score and CRUSADE bleeding score, adherence to guidelines to medication, outcome in elderly.. etc

Ayman Hammoudeh
Istishari Hospital, Amman, Jordan

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This page is a summary of: Incidence and prognosis of stent thrombosis following percutaneous coronary intervention in Middle Eastern patients: The First Jordanian Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Registry (JoPCR1), Annals of Saudi Medicine, February 2016, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre,
DOI: 10.5144/0256-4947.2016.17.
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