Variations in practice and outcomes in patients undergoing primary percutaneous coronary intervention in the United States and Canada: Insights from the Assessment of Pexelizumab in Acute Myocardial Infarction (APEX AMI) trial

Compared with US patients, Canadian patients had shorter door-to-PCI time but similar 90-day outcomes. These data suggest an opportunity for US sites to examine and learn from the Canadian systems of processes of care and implement changes so as to improve the timeliness of primary PCI.