Early Discharge Pathway Registry

The proposed study includes one of the largest coronary interventional programmes in the UK at Europe's largest cardiac centre (BHC). This has allowed us to accumulate a large number of patients in just over 4 years. All patients admitted with acute coronary syndrome and discharged via the early discharge pathway are included in this study using a clinical database. The database is password-protected and includes demographic, clinical and outcome data.

The database includes patients with simple to complex CAD. We will use this database to test several hypotheses including but not limited to investigating characteristics of patients treated, complications of interventional treatment and outcomes of patients. This research will add substantially to the literature by providing real-world data from a leading coronary centre.

In this registry, we will assess the safety and feasibility of the EHD pathway for patients who were discharged after primary PCI from a high-volume heart attack centre in London.

The impact of this study will have local, regional and global consequences with an emphasis on investigating poorly studied areas (e.g. decompensated aortic stenosis) and providing evidence to improve their management and stimulate further research.

Inclusion criteria

Informed consent will not be sought for, as patients are automatically included onto a database that we will use for research purposes. No children will be included in this study. Vulnerable adults or those unable to give consent will be included in the study as well if they are referred to the Interventional Cardiology team.

Both male and female patients ≥16 years of age will be included

All patients will have been admitted to BHC with acute coronary syndrome.

Exclusion criteria

Patients <16 years will not be included in this study.