Retesh Bajaj, Anantharaman Ramasamy, James T Brown, Sudheer Koganti, Callum Little, Krishnaraj S Rathod, Daniel A Jones, Paul Rees, Oliver Guttmann, Tim Lockie, Mick Ozkor, Anthony Mathur, Sundeep S Kalra, Andreas Baumbach, Christos V Bourantas, Roby Rakhit, Constantinos O'Mahony
Emergency percutaneous coronary intervention of the left main (LM ePCI) coronary artery necessitated by acute coronary syndrome is associated with a high risk of mortality. However, optimal treatment strategies and related outcomes remain undefined in this group. We undertook a multi-center, retrospective, observational cohort study of consecutive patients requiring LM ePCI between 2011 and 2018 and reported the coronary anatomy, treatment strategies, outcomes, and predictors of mortality. A total of 116 consecutive cases were included...
June 19, 2022: American Journal of Cardiology