The Foundation and Launch of the Melbourne Interventional Group: A Collaborative Interventional Cardiology Project

Clinical characteristics and early mortality of patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting compared to percutaneous coronary intervention: Insights from the Australasian Society of Cardiac and Thoracic Surgeons (ASCTS) and the Melbourne Interventional Group (MIG) Registries

“…The MIG registry is a collaborative venture of interventional cardiologists practicing at seven Victorian public tertiary referral hospitals [9]. Both registries are independently coordinated through an academic outcomes research centre at Monash University, Melbourne, Australia.…”

“…Both registries are independently coordinated through an academic outcomes research centre at Monash University, Melbourne, Australia. Demographic, clinical and procedural characteristics were prospectively recorded using standardised definitions for all fields [8,9]. Ethical approval and "Optout" informed consent was obtained in all patients, as previously described [8,9].…”

Progress Towards a National Cardiac Procedure Database—Development of the Australasian Society of Cardiac and Thoracic Surgeons (ASCTS) and Melbourne Interventional Group (MIG) Registries

“…The Melbourne Interventional Group (MIG) PCI registry was founded in 2004 to overcome the fragmented nature of PCI procedural data collection across institutions willing to participate in a collaborative project in Melbourne and Geelong [34]. Prior to this, a majority of units collected information regarding inpatient outcomes for local use only employing varied data elements and definitions.…”

“…As with the ASCTS registry, each patient-related variable and clinical diagnosis required a standardised definition for uniform application across different hospitals. Examples of specific data elements recorded include indication for the interventional procedure, peri-procedural anticoagulation strategies and planned duration of clopidogrel use post-procedure, lesion and interventional treatment characteristics, including stent type, size and length [34]. At 30-day and 12-month follow-up, standard events are documented (e.g.…”

Quality Control Activities Associated with Registries in Interventional Cardiology and Surgery

“…[2]. Similarly, the Melbourne Interventional Group (MIG) has established a registry for percutaneous coronary interventional (PCI) procedures across eight sites in the Victoria [3].…”