Data Supplement (unedited) at: http://circ.ahajournals.org//subscriptions/ is online at: Circulat... more Data Supplement (unedited) at: http://circ.ahajournals.org//subscriptions/ is online at: Circulation Information about subscribing to Subscriptions: http://www.lww.com/reprints Information about reprints can be found online at: Reprints: document. Permissions and Rights Question and Answer this process is available in the click Request Permissions in the middle column of the Web page under Services. Further information about Office. Once the online version of the published article for which permission is being requested is located, can be obtained via RightsLink, a service of the Copyright Clearance Center, not the Editorial Circulation in Requests for permissions to reproduce figures, tables, or portions of articles originally published Permissions: at Erasmus MC Medical Library on June 25, 2014 http://circ.ahajournals.org/ Downloaded from at Erasmus MC Medical Library on June 25, 2014 http://circ.ahajournals.org/ Downloaded from at Erasmus MC Medical Library on June 25, 2014 http://circ.ahajournals.org/ Downloaded from 2388 T he optimal revascularization strategy (coronary artery bypass surgery [CABG] or percutaneous coronary intervention [PCI]) for patients with complex coronary artery disease is a continuing topic of debate. Patients undergoing revascularization of unprotected left main coronary artery (LM) lesions are considered at high risk for adverse cardiovascular events. Several large studies and meta-analyses have compared outcomes in patients treated with either CABG or PCI with stenting; most have found similar intermediate and longterm safety outcomes (ie, mortality and myocardial infarction Background-Current guidelines recommend coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG) when treating significant de novo left main coronary artery (LM) stenosis; however, percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) has a class IIa indication for unprotected LM disease in selected patients. This analysis compares 5-year clinical outcomes in PCI-and CABG-treated LM patients in the Synergy Between PCI With Taxus and Cardiac Surgery (SYNTAX) trial, the largest trial in this group to date. Methods and Results-The SYNTAX trial randomly assigned 1800 patients with LM or 3-vessel disease to receive either PCI (with TAXUS Express paclitaxel-eluting stents) or CABG. The unprotected LM cohort (N=705) was predefined and powered. Major adverse cardiac and cerebrovascular event rates at 5 years was 36.9% in PCI patients and 31.0% in CABG patients (hazard ratio, 1.23 [95% confidence interval, 0.95-1.59]; P=0.12). Mortality rate was 12.8% and 14.6% in PCI and CABG patients, respectively (hazard ratio, 0.88 [95% confidence interval, 0.58-1.32]; P=0.53). Stroke was significantly increased in the CABG group (PCI 1.5% versus CABG 4.3%; hazard ratio, 0.33 [95% confidence interval, 0.12-0.92]; P=0.03) and repeat revascularization in the PCI arm (26.7% versus 15.5%; hazard ratio, 1.82 [95% confidence interval, 1.28-2.57]; P<0.01). Major adverse cardiac and cerebrovascular events were similar between arms in patients with low/intermediate SYNTAX scores but significantly increased in PCI patients with high scores (≥33)
The use of fractional flow reserve in patients with non-ST-segment-elevation myocardial infarctio... more The use of fractional flow reserve in patients with non-ST-segment-elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI) is a controversial issue. We undertook a study to assess the vasodilatory capacity of the coronary microcirculation in patients with NSTEMI when compared with a model of preserved microcirculation (stable angina [SA] cohort: culprit and nonculprit vessel) and acute microcirculatory dysfunction (ST-segment-elevation myocardial infarction [STEMI] cohort). We hypothesized that the vasodilatory response of the microcirculation would be preserved in NSTEMI. A total of 140 patients undergoing single vessel percutaneous coronary intervention were included: 50 stable angina, 50 NSTEMI, and 40 STEMI. The index of microvascular resistance (IMR), fractional flow reserve, and coronary flow reserve were measured before stenting in the culprit vessel and in an angiographically normal nonculprit vessel in patients with SA. The resistive reserve ratio, a measure of the vasodilatory capacity o...
Data Supplement (unedited) at: http://circ.ahajournals.org//subscriptions/ is online at: Circulat... more Data Supplement (unedited) at: http://circ.ahajournals.org//subscriptions/ is online at: Circulation Information about subscribing to Subscriptions: http://www.lww.com/reprints Information about reprints can be found online at: Reprints: document. Permissions and Rights Question and Answer this process is available in the click Request Permissions in the middle column of the Web page under Services. Further information about Office. Once the online version of the published article for which permission is being requested is located, can be obtained via RightsLink, a service of the Copyright Clearance Center, not the Editorial Circulation in Requests for permissions to reproduce figures, tables, or portions of articles originally published Permissions: at Erasmus MC Medical Library on June 25, 2014 http://circ.ahajournals.org/ Downloaded from at Erasmus MC Medical Library on June 25, 2014 http://circ.ahajournals.org/ Downloaded from at Erasmus MC Medical Library on June 25, 2014 http://circ.ahajournals.org/ Downloaded from 2388 T he optimal revascularization strategy (coronary artery bypass surgery [CABG] or percutaneous coronary intervention [PCI]) for patients with complex coronary artery disease is a continuing topic of debate. Patients undergoing revascularization of unprotected left main coronary artery (LM) lesions are considered at high risk for adverse cardiovascular events. Several large studies and meta-analyses have compared outcomes in patients treated with either CABG or PCI with stenting; most have found similar intermediate and longterm safety outcomes (ie, mortality and myocardial infarction Background-Current guidelines recommend coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG) when treating significant de novo left main coronary artery (LM) stenosis; however, percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) has a class IIa indication for unprotected LM disease in selected patients. This analysis compares 5-year clinical outcomes in PCI-and CABG-treated LM patients in the Synergy Between PCI With Taxus and Cardiac Surgery (SYNTAX) trial, the largest trial in this group to date. Methods and Results-The SYNTAX trial randomly assigned 1800 patients with LM or 3-vessel disease to receive either PCI (with TAXUS Express paclitaxel-eluting stents) or CABG. The unprotected LM cohort (N=705) was predefined and powered. Major adverse cardiac and cerebrovascular event rates at 5 years was 36.9% in PCI patients and 31.0% in CABG patients (hazard ratio, 1.23 [95% confidence interval, 0.95-1.59]; P=0.12). Mortality rate was 12.8% and 14.6% in PCI and CABG patients, respectively (hazard ratio, 0.88 [95% confidence interval, 0.58-1.32]; P=0.53). Stroke was significantly increased in the CABG group (PCI 1.5% versus CABG 4.3%; hazard ratio, 0.33 [95% confidence interval, 0.12-0.92]; P=0.03) and repeat revascularization in the PCI arm (26.7% versus 15.5%; hazard ratio, 1.82 [95% confidence interval, 1.28-2.57]; P<0.01). Major adverse cardiac and cerebrovascular events were similar between arms in patients with low/intermediate SYNTAX scores but significantly increased in PCI patients with high scores (≥33)
The use of fractional flow reserve in patients with non-ST-segment-elevation myocardial infarctio... more The use of fractional flow reserve in patients with non-ST-segment-elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI) is a controversial issue. We undertook a study to assess the vasodilatory capacity of the coronary microcirculation in patients with NSTEMI when compared with a model of preserved microcirculation (stable angina [SA] cohort: culprit and nonculprit vessel) and acute microcirculatory dysfunction (ST-segment-elevation myocardial infarction [STEMI] cohort). We hypothesized that the vasodilatory response of the microcirculation would be preserved in NSTEMI. A total of 140 patients undergoing single vessel percutaneous coronary intervention were included: 50 stable angina, 50 NSTEMI, and 40 STEMI. The index of microvascular resistance (IMR), fractional flow reserve, and coronary flow reserve were measured before stenting in the culprit vessel and in an angiographically normal nonculprit vessel in patients with SA. The resistive reserve ratio, a measure of the vasodilatory capacity o...
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