Patients with NSTEMI and a totally occluded culprit vessel are at higher risk of mortality and major adverse cardiac events compared to those without such occlusions.
Does a totally occluded culprit artery increase the risk of mortality and major adverse cardiac events in patients with NSTEMI?
Total occlusion of the culprit artery in NSTEMI identifies a high-risk population with increased mortality and MACE, highlighting the need for better risk stratification and potentially earlier revascularization.
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Our meta-analysis suggests that patients with NSTEMI who demonstrate a totally occluded culprit vessel on coronary angiography are at higher risk of mortality and major adverse cardiac events. Better risk stratification tools are needed to identify such high-risk acute coronary syndrome patients to facilitate earlier revascularization and potentially to improve outcomes.
Khan et al. (Tue,) reported a other. Patients with NSTEMI and a totally occluded culprit vessel are at higher risk of mortality and major adverse cardiac events compared to those without such occlusions.