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OBJECTIVES: This study sought to evaluate in-hospital outcomes and 3-year mortality of patients presenting with unprotected left main stem occlusion (ULMSO) treated with primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PPCI). BACKGROUND: Limited data exists about management and outcome following presentation with ULMSO. METHODS: From January 1, 2007 to December 21, 2012, 446,257 PCI cases were recorded in the British Cardiovascular Intervention Society database of all PCI cases in England and Wales. Of those, 568 were patients having emergency PCI for ST-segment elevation infarction (0.6% of all PPCI) who presented with ULMSO (TIMI [Thrombolysis In Myocardial Infarction] flow grade 0/1 and stenosis >75%), and they were compared with 1,045 emergency patients treated with nonocclusive LMS disease. Follow-up was obtained through linkage with the Office of National Statistics. RESULTS: Presentation with ULMSO, compared with nonocclusive LMS disease, was associated with a doubling in the likelihood of periprocedural shock (57.9% vs. 27.9%; p < 0.001) and/or intra-aortic balloon pump support (52.5% vs. 27.2%; p < 0.001). In-hospital (43.3% vs. 20.6%; p < 0.001), 1-year (52.8% vs. 32.4%; p < 0.001), and 3-year mortality (73.9% vs 52.3%, p < 0.001) rates were higher in patients with ULMSO, compared with patients presenting with a patent LMS, and were significantly influenced by the presence of cardiogenic shock. ULMSO and cardiogenic shock were independent predictors of 30-day (hazard ratio [HR]: 1.61 [95% confidence interval (CI): 1.07 to 2.41], p = 0.02, and HR: 5.43 [95% CI: 3.23 to 9.12], p<0.001, respectively) and 3-year all-cause mortality (HR: 1.52 [95% CI: 1.06 to 2.17], p = 0.02, and HR: 2.98 [95% CI: 1.99 to 4.49], p < 0.001, respectively). CONCLUSIONS: In patients undergoing PPCI for ULMSO, acute outcomes are poor and additional therapies are required to improve outcome. However, long-term outcomes for survivors of ULMSO are encouraging.

Original publication

DOI

10.1016/j.jcin.2014.04.011

Type

Journal article

Journal

JACC Cardiovasc Interv

Publication Date

09/2014

Volume

7

Pages

969 - 980

Keywords

coronary occlusion, coronary thrombosis, myocardial infarction, percutaneous coronary intervention, shock, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Coronary Occlusion, Coronary Stenosis, Emergencies, England, Female, Hospital Mortality, Humans, Intra-Aortic Balloon Pumping, Male, Medical Audit, Middle Aged, Myocardial Infarction, Percutaneous Coronary Intervention, Proportional Hazards Models, Registries, Retrospective Studies, Risk Factors, Shock, Cardiogenic, Time Factors, Treatment Outcome, Wales