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- Lindholm, Daniel, et al.
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Timing of percutaneous coronary intervention in patients with non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction : a SWEDEHEART study
- 2017
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Ingår i: European Heart Journal - Quality of Care and Clinical Outcomes. - : Oxford University Press. - 2058-5225 .- 2058-1742. ; 3:1, s. 53-60
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- AimsAlthough routine invasive management is recommended in NSTEMI patients, the optimal timing of the procedure is not defined. The aim of this study was to assess outcomes in relation to timing of PCI in NSTEMI patients.Methods and resultsThis was an observational, prospective, multicentre cohort study from the SWEDEHEART registry including all Swedish PCI centres. We included 40 494 consecutive PCI-treated patients who were admitted to any coronary care unit from 2006 to 2013. The primary outcome was all-cause death, and secondary outcomes were recurrent myocardial infarction (MI), stent thrombosis, and severe in-hospital bleeding. Outcomes were assessed within 1 year from admission in relation to pre-specified cut-offs to define early PCI: within 1, 2, or 3 days. Patients who received delayed PCI, compared with those who did not, were older, and had a higher prevalence of comorbidities (hypertension, hyperlipidaemia, diabetes, and prior stroke) but showed similar angiographic findings. Cox mixed-effects models showed a lower risk of all-cause death with early PCI across all three cut-offs: HR (95% CI) of 0.88 (0.80–0.98), 0.78 (0.71–0.86), and 0.75 (0.68–0.84), for the 1-, 2-, and 3-day cut-offs, respectively. Early PCI was associated with lower risk of recurrent MI for the 2- and 3-day cut-offs, but not for the 1-day cut-off. The reported rates of severe in-hospital bleeding were low, but tended to be higher in patients receiving delayed PCI.ConclusionIn patients undergoing PCI for NSTEMI, early invasive treatment is associated with lower risk of ischaemic outcomes.
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- Vaez, Marjan, et al.
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Regional differences in coronary revascularization procedures and outcomes : a nationwide 11-year observational study
- 2017
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Ingår i: European Heart Journal - Quality of Care and Clinical Outcomes. - : Oxford University Press. - 2058-5225 .- 2058-1742. ; 3:3, s. 243-248
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Aims: The study investigated whether regional differences in choice of coronary revascularization affected outcomes in Sweden.Methods and results: We conducted a prospective nationwide study of outcome in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG, n = 47 065) or percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI, n = 140 945) from 2001 through 2011, tracked for a median of 5 years. During this period, the proportion of CABG in revascularization procedures decreased nationwide from an average of 38% to 18%e. Three-vessel disease and left main stem coronary artery stenosis were more common among CABG patients than in PCI patients. In both males and females, all-cause mortality was higher in CABG patients than in PCI patients, while repeat PCI was performed more frequently in the PCI group. CABG proportions in 21 counties ranged from 13% to 42% in females and males. The combined outcomes of repeat revascularization, non-fatal acute myocardial infarction, and death during the tracking period was recorded in 151 936 patients without ST-elevation myocardial infarction after PCI (n = 37 820, 36%) and CABG (n = 18 903, 40%). The multivariable adjusted risk of combined outcomes was higher after both PCI and CABG in both females and males in the three quartiles of counties with a smaller proportion of CABG than in the quartile of counties with the highest proportion of CABG. Similar patterns persisted after including only mortality in the analyses.Conclusion: There are subgroups of patients who have prognostic benefits of CABG in addition to symptomatic improvement that is well documented with both PCI and CABG.
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