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Angiographic characteristics and long-term prognostic impact of coronary artery disease in survivors after sudden cardiac arrest with a non-diagnostic electrocardiogram.
Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions 2018 October 3
OBJECTIVES: Our purpose was to describe the prevalence, distribution, extension, and prognostic value of coronary artery disease (CAD) in patients resuscitated from sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) with non-diagnostic electrocardiogram (ECG).
BACKGROUND: The impact of CAD and the indication for cardiac catheterization (CC) in patients resuscitated from SCA with non-diagnostic ECG are uncertain.
METHODS: We included prospectively and consecutively 545 patients resuscitated from SCA with at least one CC during hospitalization. From them, 203 patients with a non-diagnostic ECG formed our study population. Patients were followed-up 5 years after discharge.
RESULTS: Overall, 125 (61.6%) patients had significant CAD, and at least one acute culprit lesion was found in 25 (12.4%). Regarding the burden and complexity of CAD, 78 (38.4%) patients had a CAD Prognostic Index of 0 and a SYNTAX score of 0. There was higher 5-year mortality only in patients with very high burden of CAD: three vessels with severe stenosis (P = 0.015) and CAD Prognostic Index Score ≥ 56 (P < 0.001). Tertiles of SYNTAX score did not predict higher 5-year mortality.
CONCLUSIONS: In survivors from SCA with a non-diagnostic ECG, significant CAD is highly prevalent. SYNTAX score was not associated with a different long-term prognosis in this patient population. Patients with severe disease in the three main coronary vessels and patients with higher (≥56) CAD Prognostic Index Score had a worse long-term prognosis.
BACKGROUND: The impact of CAD and the indication for cardiac catheterization (CC) in patients resuscitated from SCA with non-diagnostic ECG are uncertain.
METHODS: We included prospectively and consecutively 545 patients resuscitated from SCA with at least one CC during hospitalization. From them, 203 patients with a non-diagnostic ECG formed our study population. Patients were followed-up 5 years after discharge.
RESULTS: Overall, 125 (61.6%) patients had significant CAD, and at least one acute culprit lesion was found in 25 (12.4%). Regarding the burden and complexity of CAD, 78 (38.4%) patients had a CAD Prognostic Index of 0 and a SYNTAX score of 0. There was higher 5-year mortality only in patients with very high burden of CAD: three vessels with severe stenosis (P = 0.015) and CAD Prognostic Index Score ≥ 56 (P < 0.001). Tertiles of SYNTAX score did not predict higher 5-year mortality.
CONCLUSIONS: In survivors from SCA with a non-diagnostic ECG, significant CAD is highly prevalent. SYNTAX score was not associated with a different long-term prognosis in this patient population. Patients with severe disease in the three main coronary vessels and patients with higher (≥56) CAD Prognostic Index Score had a worse long-term prognosis.
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