Why the study?
Right ventricular infarction is a complication of inferior STEMI, but its clinical outcomes in the contemporary primary PCI era needed investigation.
Does right ventricular infarction worsen clinical outcomes in patients with inferior STEMI?
Population
315 STEMI patients with right coronary artery infarct related artery
Comparison
RVI group (n = 85) vs non-RVI group (n = 230)
Design
Observational cohort study
Follow-up
Median 358 (IQR: 208-987) days
Authors
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RVI in inferior STEMI links to higher in-hospital mortality despite primary PCI; leaves open whether targeted strategies alter mid-term MACE.
Does right ventricular infarction worsen clinical outcomes in patients with inferior STEMI?
In patients with inferior STEMI, the presence of right ventricular infarction is associated with higher in-hospital mortality but similar mid-term major adverse cardiac events compared to those without right ventricular infarction.
Noguchi et al. (2019) studied this question.
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