Serious infections among unselected patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction treated with contemporary primary percutaneous coronary intervention

In a contemporary cohort of unselected ST-elevation myocardial infarction patients representative of the daily practice, SI was uncommon but associated with worse pPCI results and high risk of mortality. The occurrences of CAI or HAI were similar, but CAI patients presented distinctly worse angiographic outcomes than did patients with HAI.