Propensity-matched analysis of long-term clinical results after ostial circumflex revascularisation

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BACKGROUND: Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) of the ostium of the left circumflex artery (LCx) is technically challenging. The aim of this study was to compare long-term clinical outcomes of ostial PCI located in the LCx versus the left anterior descending artery (LAD) in a propensity-matched population.

METHODS: Consecutive patients with a symptomatic isolated 'de novo' ostial lesion of the LCx or LAD treated with PCI were included. Patients with a stenosis of >40% in the left main (LM) were excluded. A propensity score matching was performed to compare both groups. The primary endpoint was target lesion revascularisation (TLR); other endpoints included target lesion failure and an analysis of the bifurcation angles.

RESULTS: From 2004 to 2018, 287 consecutive patients with LAD (n=240) or LCx (n=47) ostial lesions treated with PCI were analysed. After the adjustment, 47 matched pairs were obtained. The mean age was 72±12 years and 82% were male. The LM-LAD angle was significantly wider than the LM-LCx angle (128°±23° vs 108°±24°, p=0.002). At a median follow-up of 5.5 (IQR 1.5-9.3) years, the rate of TLR was significantly higher in the LCx group (15% vs 2%); with an HR of 7.5, 95% CI 2.1 to 26.4, p<0.001. Interestingly, in the LCx group, TLR-LM occurred in 43% of the TLR cases; meanwhile, no TLR-LM involvement was found in the LAD group.

CONCLUSIONS: Isolated ostial LCx PCI was associated with an increase in the rate of TLR compared with ostial LAD PCI at long-term follow-up. Larger studies evaluating the optimal percutaneous approach at this location are needed.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:109

Enthalten in:

Heart (British Cardiac Society) - 109(2023), 17 vom: 11. Aug., Seite 1302-1309

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Espejo-Paeres, Carolina [VerfasserIn]
Vedia, Oscar [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Lin [VerfasserIn]
Hennessey, Breda [VerfasserIn]
Mejía-Rentería, Hernán [VerfasserIn]
McInerney, Angela [VerfasserIn]
Nombela-Franco, Luis [VerfasserIn]
Nuñez-Gil, Ivan Javier [VerfasserIn]
Macaya-Ten, Fernando [VerfasserIn]
Salinas, Pablo [VerfasserIn]
Tirado, Gabriela [VerfasserIn]
Fernandez-Ortiz, Antonio Ignacio [VerfasserIn]
Gonzalo, Nieves [VerfasserIn]
Escaned, Javier [VerfasserIn]
Jimenez-Quevedo, Pilar [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Acute coronary syndrome
Aneurysm, dissecting
Atherosclerosis
Cardiac catheterization
Journal Article
Percutaneous coronary intervention

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Date Completed 14.08.2023

Date Revised 15.08.2023

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1136/heartjnl-2022-322204

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NLM357197585