ACS snapshot survey

A snap shot Survey was conducted from 7 to 13 December 2009.

Type of study		Prospective, mutlicentre observational study
number of enrolled patients		~5000 patients
Enrolment period		7 to 13 December 2009
Data entry		From 7 December 2009 to 30 January 2010
Main inclusion criteria		Consecutive patients admitted to ICU with: 1. Suspected acute myocardial infarction (AMI), defined by elevated cardiac markers (troponin, CK, CK-MB) and ≥1 of the following characteristics : Symptoms of myocardial ischaemia Development of new Q waves Development of ST-T abnormalities considered of ischaemic origin 1. or AMI occurring after non cardiac procedures 2. having accepted to participate in the study.
Main goal of the study		To assess the management and hospital outcomes of AMI in the "real world" throughout European countries
Main end-points		management patterns across European regions characteristics of patients with AMI in Europe across the different European regions in-hospital outcomes according to initial management implementation of current guidelines in a real world setting

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ACS Steering Committee

Danchin N., Chairman, FESC, France
Battler A., FESC, Israel
Bueno H., FESC, Spain
Fox Keith, FESC, UK
Hamm C., FESC, Germany
Lindahl B., FESC, Sweden
Schiele F., FESC, France
Simoons M.L., FESC, The Netherlands
Tendera M., FESC, Poland
Tubaro M., FESC, Italy

Manini M., ESC, France

ACS Executive Committee

Danchin N., Chairman, FESC, France
Bueno H., FESC
Hasin Y. (chairman of the committee on benchmarking)
Cottin Y. (chaiman of the ACS snapshot registry)
De Luca L.
Tatu-Chitoiu G.
Zahger D., FESC

Aguiar C., FESC
Behar S.
Gitt A.K., FESC (counsellor)
Maggioni A., FESC
Parkhomenko A, FESC
Petris A.

Manini M., ESC