Complete Versus Culprit-Only Revascularization for ST-Segment–Elevation Myocardial Infarction and Multivessel Disease
Author(s) -
Sripal Bangalore,
Bora Toklu,
Jørn Wetterslev
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
circulation cardiovascular interventions
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.621
H-Index - 95
eISSN - 1941-7632
pISSN - 1941-7640
DOI - 10.1161/circinterventions.114.002142
Subject(s) - medicine , percutaneous coronary intervention , cardiology , myocardial infarction , revascularization , culprit , confidence interval , coronary artery disease , randomized controlled trial , relative risk
The 2013 American College of Cardiology Foundation/American Heart Association guidelines for patients with ST-segment-elevation myocardial infarction gives a class III indication for nonculprit artery percutaneous coronary intervention at the time of primary percutaneous coronary intervention, driven by data from observational studies. However, more recent trials suggest otherwise.
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