Impact of nodular calcification on the outcomes of patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) treated with primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI)
Demuyakor A, Hu S, Koniaeva E, Liu M, Weng Z, Zhao C, Feng X, He L, Xu Y, Zeng M, Meng W, Yi B, Qin Y, Jia H, Bo Y. Impact of nodular calcification on the outcomes of patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) treated with primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). European Heart Journal 2021, 42: ehab724.1249. DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehab724.1249.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAcute coronary syndromePercutaneous coronary interventionPrimary percutaneous coronary interventionOutcomes of patientsCalcification groupOptical coherence tomographyNodular calcificationCoronary syndromeMinimum stent areaCoronary interventionLower left ventricular ejection fractionPresence of nodular calcificationTreated with primary percutaneous coronary interventionAssociated with unfavourable outcomeIncidence of stentsAcute coronary syndrome patientsVentricular ejection fractionLesion lengthImpact clinical outcomesEjection fractionIndependent predictorsProtruding massClinical outcomesUnfavourable outcomeResults Patients