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ArticleCardiology research and practice2021

Acute Occlusion of the Infarct-Related Artery as a Predictor of Very Long-Term Mortality in Patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction.

Nikola Kos, Ivan Zeljković, Tomislav Krčmar, Karlo Golubić, Fran Šaler, Marijan Erceg, Diana Delić-Brkljačić, Nikola Bulj

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  2. Clinical and Electrocardiographic Characteristics in NSTEMI Patients With Acute Total Occlusion of Culprit Left Circumflex Artery.Annals of noninvasive electrocardiology : the official journal of the International Society for Holter and Noninvasive Electrocardiology, Inc · 2025
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Nikola KosDepartment of Cardiovascular Diseases, University Hospital Centre Sestre Milosrdnice, Zagreb, Croatia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8829-2543
Ivan ZeljkovićDepartment of Cardiovascular Diseases, University Hospital Centre Sestre Milosrdnice, Zagreb, Croatia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4550-4056
Tomislav KrčmarDepartment of Cardiovascular Diseases, University Hospital Centre Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4689-1673
Karlo GolubićDepartment of Cardiovascular Diseases, University Hospital Centre Sestre Milosrdnice, Zagreb, Croatia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0684-6333
Fran ŠalerDepartment of Cardiovascular Diseases, University Hospital Dubrava, Zagreb, Croatia.
Marijan ErcegCroatian Institute of Public Health, Zagreb, Croatia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7720-9422
Diana Delić-BrkljačićDepartment of Cardiovascular Diseases, University Hospital Centre Sestre Milosrdnice, Zagreb, Croatia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7116-2360
Nikola BuljDepartment of Cardiovascular Diseases, University Hospital Centre Sestre Milosrdnice, Zagreb, Croatia.

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Abstract

aimThe survey's aim was to examine the significance of infarct-related artery (IRA) occlusion (verified angiographically) on very long-term outcomes of patients with acute myocardial infarction, within the STEMI and NSTEMI diagnosis.

methodsA single-center, nonrandomized, registry-based study on patients treated for acute coronary syndrome with percutaneous coronary intervention between June 2011 and December 2016 was conducted. Patients with angiographically proven IRA occlusion (100% stenosis with TIMI flow 0 distal to occlusion) were categorized as occlusive myocardial infarction (OMI) and patients with patent IRA (50-99% stenosis with TIMI 1-3 flow) were categorized as nonocclusive myocardial infarction (NOMI) and very long-term outcomes were analyzed. Data were collected prospectively from the hospital's PCI registry and the database of the Croatian Institute of Public Health.

resultsA total of 2450 patients were included in the study. 796 (32.5%) patients had NOMI and 1654 patients (67.5%) had OMI. According to ECG changes, 1534 patients presented with STEMI (62,6%) and 916 with NSTEMI (37,8%). 88% of STEMI patients presented with OMI and 12% with NOMI, while patients with NSTEMI in 33,8% presented with OMI and in 66,81% with NOMI. A median follow-up was 4.7 years. There was no significant difference in cardiovascular mortality between the groups (14.8% vs 13.1%; OMI vs NOMI, respectively;

conclusionThe main findings of the study are as follows: (1) total IRA occlusion was not associated with higher long-term mortality; (2) NSTEMI was associated with a higher mortality rate compared with STEMI, independent of angiographic presentation (OMI/NOMI); (3) IRA occlusion was not associated with significantly higher mortality rates in patients with STEMI and NSTEMI, respectively.

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