Why the study?
The study aimed to assess the treatment strategy for patients with non-ST segment elevation AMI complicated by pulmonary edema and respiratory failure.
Does a severity-guided strategy of immediate PCI for mild respiratory failure versus prior ICU stabilization before PCI for severe respiratory failure improve respiratory and mortality outcomes in patients with NSTEMI and pulmonary edema?
Cohort (n=59)
Does a severity-guided strategy of immediate PCI for mild respiratory failure versus prior ICU stabilization before PCI for severe respiratory failure improve respiratory and mortality outcomes in patients with NSTEMI and pulmonary edema?
In patients with NSTEMI complicated by pulmonary edema, emergency PCI can be performed immediately in those with mild respiratory failure, whereas those with severe respiratory failure benefit from initial ICU stabilization prior to revascularization.
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May support tailored PCI timing by respiratory failure severity in NSTEMI pulmonary edema; hypothesis-generating and requires randomized confirmation before practice change.
Objective. To assess treatment of patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) complicated by pulmonary edema and respiratory failure. Material and methods. We assessed treatment outcomes in 59 patients with AMI and pulmonary edema. Patients were divided into two groups depending on degree of respiratory failure. The first group (n=35) included patients with mild respiratory failure, who underwent early percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) after admission. The second group (n=24) included patients with severe respiratory failure. At first, patients underwent intensive measures to relieve pulmonary edema and reduce symptoms of heart failure in intensive care unit. After clinical stabilization, they were immediately transported to the operating theater for PCI. We analyzed key parameters including mortality, incidence of respiratory support (continuous positive airway pressure). Results. All patients underwent successful revascularization of symptom-dependent artery. In 52 (88.1%) patients, respiratory failure regressed without mechanical ventilation. Seven (11.9%) patients required respiratory support (3 ones with non-invasive ventilation and 4 patients with invasive ventilation). In the second group, 4 (16.6%) patients did not respond to preoperative therapy. These patients were connected to ventilator and delivered to the operating theater. In other patients from the 2nd group, pulmonary edema was successfully treated, and no intraoperative mechanical ventilation was required. Three patients from the 1st group experienced intraoperative progression of respiratory failure: deteriorated shortness of breath and reduced saturation (SaO2) <90%. Patients were transferred to non-invasive ventilation (CPAP) with clinical stabilization in 2 patients and progressive respiratory failure in 1 patient. This one underwent tracheal intubation and invasive ventilation, and respiratory failure was eliminated. In early postoperative period, 1 patient died in the 2nd group. Conclusion. In case of mild respiratory insufficiency, one can perform emergency myocardial revascularization without prior management of pulmonary edema. Severe respiratory insufficiency requires these measures.
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Sukovatykh et al. (2026) conducted a cohort in Non-ST segment elevation acute myocardial infarction complicated by pulmonary edema and respiratory failure (n=59). Early percutaneous coronary intervention (in mild respiratory failure) vs intensive ICU stabilization prior to PCI (in severe respiratory failure) vs. Intensive measures in ICU to relieve pulmonary edema prior to PCI (severe respiratory failure group, n=24) was evaluated on Mortality and incidence of respiratory support (mechanical ventilation / continuous positive airway pressure).
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