Chronic total occlusion in non-ST elevation myocardial infarction - A multi-centre observational study.
Abstract
Objectives: To evaluate the characteristics and outcomes of patients with a chronic total occlusion (CTO) in a Non-ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction (NSTEMI) cohort.
Background: There is limited data on the clinical characteristics, revascularisation strategies and outcomes of patients presenting with a NSTEMI and a CTO.
Methods: Retrospective analysis of a six-centre percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) registry in the UK between January 2015 and December 2020 was performed. Patients with a NSTEMI with and without a CTO were compared for baseline characteristics and outcomes.
Results: There were 17,355 NSTEMI patients in total of whom 1813 patients had a CTO (10.4 %). Patients with a CTO were more likely to be older (CTO: 67.8 (±11.5) years vs. no CTO: 67.2 (±12) years, p = 0.04), male (CTO: 81.1 % vs.71.9 %, p < 0.0001) with a greater prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors. All-cause mortality at 30 days: HR 2.63, 95 % CI 1.42-4.84, p = 0.002 and at 1 year: HR: 1.87, 95 % CI 1.25-2.81, p = 0.003 was higher in the CTO cohort. CTO patients who underwent revascularisation were younger (Revascularisation 66.4 [±11.7] years vs. no revascularisation 68.4 [±11.4] years, p = 0.001). Patients with failed CTO revascularisation had lower survival (HR 0.21, 95 % CI 0.10-0.42, p < 0.0001). The mean time to revascularisation was 13.4 days. There was variation in attempt at CTO revascularisation between the 6 centres for (16 % to 100 %) with success rates ranging from 65 to 100 %.
Conclusions: In conclusion, the presence of a CTO in NSTEMI patients undergoing PCI was associated with worse in-hospital and long-term outcomes.
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Date
2024-02-14
Type
Article
Subject
Cardiology
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Citation
Sharma V, Choudhury A, Basavarajaiah S, Rashid M, Yuan M, Jefferey D, Vanezis AP, Sall H, Smith WHT, Parasa R, Kelly P, Kinnaird T, Mamas MA. Chronic total occlusion in non-ST elevation myocardial infarction - A multi-centre observational study. Cardiovasc Revasc Med. 2024 Jul;64:62-67. doi: 10.1016/j.carrev.2024.02.008.
Journal / Source Title
Cardiovascular Revascularization Medicine
DOI
10.1016/j.carrev.2024.02.008
PMID
38395628
Publisher
Elsevier