A NIS Registry of the Prospective Structured Care In Acute Coronary Syndrome

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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The purpose of the study is to analyse patient's acceptance and willingness to participate in a Structured Care Program (SCP) over 12 months following hospital discharge after Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS) index event.

Detailed Description
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ProAcor: Prospective Structured Care In Acute Coronary Syndrome Registry

Official Title
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ProAcor: Prospective Structured Care In Acute Coronary Syndrome Registry

Conditions
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Acute Coronary Syndrome

Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: Patients hospitalized because of ACS (ST segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI)), non-ST elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI) Unstable Angina (UA)) and planned to be discharged alive soon. Exclusion Criteria: Myocardial infarction (UA, STEMI and NSTEMI) precipitated by or as a complication of surgery, trauma, or Gastrointestinal Bleeding or post- percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). Myocardial infarction (UA, STEMI and NSTEMI) occurring in patients already hospitalized for other reasons. Presence of any condition/circumstance which in the opinion of the investigator could significantly limit the complete follow up of the patient (e.g. tourist, non-native speaker or does not understand the local language, known diagnosed psychiatric illness

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 18 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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No

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| one group (all patients)<br> | |

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| The number of patients who can be guided through the structured outpatient care program offered within this project by assessing the percentage of patients with diagnosis of Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS) following the care program. | after collecting all Case Record Form | up to 24 months | 

Secondary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Description of reasons of premature withdrawal from the program. | after collecting all Case Record Form | up to 12 months | 
| Description of changes in quality of life (QoL) during the period of 12 months. | after collecting all Case Record Form | up to 12 months | 
| Description of acceptance of the program between subgroups (e.g. gender, risk scores, types of ACS, multimorbidity, medical treatment, therapy). | after collecting all Case Record Form | up to 12 months | 
| Description of patients's needs in long term care of ACS. | after collecting all Case Record Form | up to 12 months | 
| Description of adherence to guideline conform treatment and patients' compliance with the lifestyle changes recommended by the physician (e.g. body weight, blood pressure, Low Density Lipoprotein (LDL)). | after collecting all Case Record Form | up to 12 months | 
| Description of newly occurred cardiac symptoms (e.g. troponin, LVH), as determined by routine examinations by the cardiologists, which cause a declining state of health. | after collecting all Case Record Form | up to 12 months | 
| Frequency of changes in ambulant treatment according to the acceptance of the program. | after collecting all Case Record Form | up to 12 months | 
| Frequency of newly occurred symptomatic acute cardiac events according to the acceptance of the program. | after collecting all Case Record Form | up to 12 months | 
| Frequency of resource use according to the acceptance of the program. | after collecting all Case Record Form | up to 12 months | 

 Terms related to the study
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Keywords Provided by Centre Hospitalier Valida
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ACS patients participating in a SCP, QoL after ACS, ASC Patients's needs