Impact of the Presence and Extent of Incomplete Angiographic Revascularization After Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in Acute Coronary Syndromes
Rosner GF, Kirtane AJ, Genereux P, Lansky AJ, Cristea E, Gersh BJ, Weisz G, Parise H, Fahy M, Mehran R, Stone GW. Impact of the Presence and Extent of Incomplete Angiographic Revascularization After Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in Acute Coronary Syndromes. Circulation 2012, 125: 2613-2620. PMID: 22550156, DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.111.069237.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMajor adverse cardiac eventsIncomplete coronary revascularizationPercutaneous coronary interventionAdverse cardiac eventsAcute coronary syndromeCoronary interventionCoronary syndromeCardiac eventsUnplanned revascularizationMyocardial infarctionMajor adverse cardiac event ratesUrgent Intervention Triage Strategy (ACUITY) trialAdverse cardiac event ratesCardiac event rateReference vessel diameterEntire coronary treeAcute CatheterizationAngiographic revascularizationCoronary revascularizationIndependent predictorsPrimary outcomeMultivariable analysisStrategy trialQuantitative angiographyClinical significance