PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - Adel Joharimoghadam AU - S-M Ghoreyshi-Hefzabad AU - S Kheirkhah-Sabetghadam TI - Comparison of characteristics and outcomes of percutaneous coronary intervention in military and non-military men AID - 10.1136/jramc-2016-000713 DP - 2017 Aug 01 TA - Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps PG - 288--292 VI - 163 IP - 4 4099 - http://militaryhealth.bmj.com/content/163/4/288.short 4100 - http://militaryhealth.bmj.com/content/163/4/288.full SO - J R Army Med Corps2017 Aug 01; 163 AB - Objectives Living in a military environment, as a unique job and lifestyle, may affect the physical and mental status of military personnel. Coronary artery disease (CAD) status and outcomes of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in military personnel as a unique part of each society are less investigated.Method In a registry-based study, data of 338 military men and 1954 non-military men who underwent successful PCI from March 2012 to March 2013 were analysed. The primary endpoint was major adverse cardiac events (MACE) after hospital discharge during 1-year follow-up.Results Military men were significantly younger and had a higher frequency of hypertension, familial history of CAD and cigarette smoking. Other risk factors were more prevalent in non-military men. PCI for ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction and lower left ventricular ejection fraction were also more prevalent in soldiers. After mean follow-up duration of 12.3 months, MACE that was defined as the composite endpoint of all-cause mortality, non-fatal myocardial infarction or target vessel revascularisation was similar in both groups (HR=1.01 (95% CI 0.88 to 1.16); p=0.872). By adjustment for confounding factors, results were unchanged.Conclusions Although there are a number of differences in basic and procedural characteristics between military and non-military men who underwent PCI, 1-year clinical outcomes of this procedure are not different in these patient groups.