Management and outcomes of significant non-culprit coronary artery lesions in STEMI: a retrospective cohort study

Management and outcomes of significant non-culprit coronary artery lesions in STEMI: a retrospective cohort study

Background: In the setting of ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) and multi-vessel disease (MVD), guidelines recommend revascularization of the culprit lesion (CL) only, due to poor evidence supporting intervention in non-culprit lesions (non-CLs) during the same index procedure. Debate over...

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Main Authors: Robert E.M. Weitemeyer, Shane P. Murphy, Ruth Gillen, Catriona Ahern, Yousif Abusalma, Hatim A. Yagoub, Bryan P. Yan, Andrew E. Ajani, Ailish Hannigan, Tom J. Kiernan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Barcaray International 2015-01-01
Series:International Cardiovascular Forum Journal
Subjects:
ST-elevation myocardial infarction
STEMI
multivessel disease
non-culprit lesions
percutaneous coronary intervention
Online Access:http://icfjournal.org/index.php/icfj/article/view/113/pdf-1

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