97 Multi-vessel Angioplasty at the Time of STEMI has Equivalent Mortality to a Culprit Only Strategy: Resolving The Paradox of Randomised Controlled Trials and Observational Studies in Multivessel Disease and STEMI
Ahmad Y, Cook C, Petraco R, Nijjer S, Al-Lamee R, Shun-Shin M, Keene D, Balu A, Malik I, Baker C, Mikhail G, Sethi A, Foale R, Davies J, Mayet J, Francis D, Sen S. 97 Multi-vessel Angioplasty at the Time of STEMI has Equivalent Mortality to a Culprit Only Strategy: Resolving The Paradox of Randomised Controlled Trials and Observational Studies in Multivessel Disease and STEMI. Heart 2016, 102: a68. DOI: 10.1136/heartjnl-2016-309890.97.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHigh-risk patientsLarge observational studiesObservational studyResidual diseaseEquivalent mortalityPrimary percutaneous coronary interventionST-elevation myocardial infarctionMulti-vessel diseasePercutaneous coronary interventionRandomised Controlled TrialsAllocation biasMultivessel diseaseCoronary interventionRisk patientsControlled TrialsMyocardial infarctionSmall RCTsPatientsHigh mortalitySTEMIMortalityDiseaseConflicting resultsRCTsPPCI