Clinical and Angiographic Predictors of Short- and Long-Term Ischemic Events in Acute Coronary Syndromes
Lansky AJ, Goto K, Cristea E, Fahy M, Parise H, Feit F, Ohman EM, White HD, Alexander KP, Bertrand ME, Desmet W, Hamon M, Mehran R, Moses J, Leon M, Stone GW. Clinical and Angiographic Predictors of Short- and Long-Term Ischemic Events in Acute Coronary Syndromes. Circulation Cardiovascular Interventions 2010, 3: 308-316. PMID: 20647564, DOI: 10.1161/circinterventions.109.887604.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute coronary syndromeLeft ventricular ejection fractionEarly invasive strategyPercutaneous coronary interventionVentricular ejection fractionComposite ischemiaIschemic eventsACS patientsAngiographic predictorsCoronary syndromeCoronary interventionEjection fractionInvasive strategyUrgent Intervention Triage Strategy (ACUITY) trialLong-term ischemic eventsCoronary artery bypassCardiac ischemic eventsClinical risk factorsPrognosis of patientsInsulin-treated diabetesMultivariable logistic regressionIndependent predictive valueLower hemoglobin valuesPercent diameter stenosisST-segment deviation