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Safety of single versus multi-vessel angioplasty for patients with acute myocardial infarction and multi-vessel coronary artery disease: report from the New York State Angioplasty Registry.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  16374145     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
BACKGROUND: The conventional strategy for primary angioplasty during acute myocardial infarction is angioplasty of the infarct-related vessel, even in patients with multi-vessel disease. Patients, however, often have significant lesions in multiple coronary arteries and a strategy for multi-vessel angioplasty during acute myocardial infarction has not been explored. The purpose of this study was to examine whether multi-vessel angioplasty is as safe as infarct-related vessel angioplasty in patients with multi-vessel coronary artery disease during acute myocardial infarction. METHODS: Using the 2000-2001 New York State Angioplasty Registry database, we compared the in-hospital clinical outcomes of patients with multi-vessel disease (>70% stenosis in at least two major coronary arteries), who underwent either multi-vessel angioplasty (n=632) or infarct-related vessel angioplasty (n=1350) within 24 h of acute myocardial infarction. Patients with previous myocardial infarction, angioplasty, bypass surgery, or cardiogenic shock were excluded. RESULTS: Patients in the multi-vessel angioplasty group were less likely to be female, to have peripheral vascular disease or diabetes. They had more complex lesions and were more likely to receive stents. In-hospital mortality was three-fold lower (0.8 versus 2.3%, P=0.018) in the multi-vessel angioplasty group. No differences were observed in other ischemic complications, renal failure, or length of stay. After multivariate analysis, multi-vessel angioplasty remained a significant predictor of lower in-hospital death (odds ratio=0.27, 95% confidence interval=0.08-0.90, P=0.03). CONCLUSIONS: Despite the added complexity of multi-vessel angioplasty, patients in this group had significantly lower in-hospital mortality. Therefore, a strategy of multi-vessel angioplasty during acute myocardial infarction may be safe compared with infarct-related angioplasty in selected patients.
Authors:
James A Kong; Eric T Chou; Robert M Minutello; Shing Chiu Wong; Mun K Hong
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Comparative Study; Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Coronary artery disease     Volume:  17     ISSN:  0954-6928     ISO Abbreviation:  Coron. Artery Dis.     Publication Date:  2006 Feb 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2005-12-23     Completed Date:  2006-05-16     Revised Date:  2006-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9011445     Medline TA:  Coron Artery Dis     Country:  England    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  71-5     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
New York Presbyterian Hospital-Weill Cornell Campus, New York, New York 10021, USA.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Angioplasty, Transluminal, Percutaneous Coronary / methods*
Coronary Angiography
Coronary Disease / mortality,  radiography,  therapy*
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Myocardial Infarction / mortality,  radiography,  therapy*
New York / epidemiology
Retrospective Studies
Severity of Illness Index
Survival Rate
Treatment Outcome

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