2013 Projects

German CPU Registry

In a joint effort with the German Cardiac Society (DGK) and the German Heart Foundation, Stiftung IHF operates the German CPU Registry. This registry collects data from patients admitted to so-called “chest pain units.” The objective is to further optimize the timing, diagnostic procedures, and therapy. Since 2009, a total of 30,000 patients have been captured nationwide.

Publications

Pre- and early in-hospital procedures in patients with acute coronary syndromes: first results of the "German chest pain unit registry".
Post F, Giannitsis E, Riemer T, Maier LS, Schmitt C, Schumacher B, Heusch G, Mudra H, Voigtländer T, Erbel R, Darius H, Katus H, Hamm C, Senges J, Gori T, Münzel T.
Clin Res Cardiol. 2012 Dec;101(12):983-91.

Self-referral to chest pain units: results of the German CPU-registry.
Nowak B, Giannitsis E, Riemer T, Münzel T, Haude M, Maier LS, Schmitt C, Schumacher B, Mudra H, Hamm C, Senges J, Voigtländer T.
Eur Heart J Acute Cardiovasc Care. 2012 Dec;1(4):312-9.

The German CPU Registry: comparison of troponin positive to troponin negative patients.
Maier LS, Darius H, Giannitsis E, Erbel R, Haude M, Hamm C, Hasenfuss G, Heusch G, Mudra H, Münzel T, Schmitt C, Schumacher B, Senges J, Voigtländer T, Schüttert JB.
Int J Cardiol. 2013 Sep 30;168(2):1651-3.

Disease distribution and outcome in troponin-positive patients with or without revascularization in a chest pain unit: results of the German CPU-Registry.
Illmann A, Riemer T, Erbel R, Giannitsis E, Hamm C, Haude M, Heusch G, Maier LS, Münzel T, Schmitt C, Schumacher B, Senges J, Voigtländer T, Mudra H.
Clin Res Cardiol. 2014 Jan;103(1):29-40.