Outcomes following primary percutaneous coronary intervention for unprotected left main-related ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction

Autor: Chiara Angeletti, Antonio Silvestro, Alfonso Ielasi, Antonio Saino, Maurizio Tespili, Alessandra Costalunga, Davide Personeni
Rok vydání: 2014
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Zdroj: Journal of cardiovascular medicine (Hagerstown, Md.). 16(3)
ISSN: 1558-2035
Popis: INTRODUCTION Unprotected left main (ULM) related ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) is a severe event, often leading to circulatory failure and/or sudden cardiac death. Although high-risk ULM thrombosis populations treated by primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PPCI) have been previously described, very little is known regarding the outcomes following PPCI for ULM-related STEMI in a hospital without on-site surgical back-up. METHODS A retrospective cohort analysis was performed on all consecutive patients who underwent PPCI for ULM-related STEMI in a single center. The primary end-point was to assess in-hospital mortality in the overall population and according to the presence/absence of cardiogenic shock at admission. RESULTS Between October 2006 and December 2012, 1094 patients underwent PPCI for STEMI. PPCI for ULM-related STEMI was performed in 34 (3.1%) patients. Among these, 22 (64.7%) were in cardiogenic shock at admission. Baseline mean ejection fraction was lower (P = 0.008), whereas the prevalence of patients with pre-procedural cardiac arrest and Killip Class III-IV was significantly higher in the cardiogenic shock (P = 0.05 and P
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