Impact of nonculprit vessel myocardial perfusion on outcomes of patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention for acute coronary syndromes: Analysis from the ACUITY trial (Acute Catheterization and Urgent Intervention Triage Strategy)

Alexandra J. Lansky, Vivian G. Ng, Stephanie Meller, Ke Xu, Martin Fahy, Frederick Feit, E. Magnus Ohman, Harvey D. White, Roxana Mehran, Michel E. Bertrand, Walter Desmet, Martial Hamon, Gregg W. Stone

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Abstract

Objectives: This study evaluated the impact of nonculprit vessel myocardial perfusion on outcomes of non-ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndromes (NSTE-ACS) patients. Background: ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction patients have decreased perfusion in areas remote from the infarct-related vessel. The impact of myocardial hypoperfusion of regions supplied by nonculprit vessels in NSTE-ACS patients treated with percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is unknown. Methods: The angiographic substudy of the ACUITY (Acute Catheterization and Urgent Intervention Triage Strategy) trial included 6,921 NSTE-ACS patients. Complete 3-vessel assessments of baseline coronary TIMI (Thrombolysis In Myocardial Infarction) flow grade and myocardial blush grade (MBG) were performed. We examined the outcomes of PCI-treated patients according to the worst nonculprit vessel MBG identified per patient. Results: Among the 3,826 patients treated with PCI, the worst nonculprit MBG was determined in 3,426 (89.5%) patients, including 375 (10.9%) MBG 0/1 patients, 475 (13.9%) MBG 2 patients, and 2,576 (75.2%) MBG 3 patients. Nonculprit MBG 0/1 was associated with worse baseline clinical characteristics. Patients with nonculprit MBG 0/1 versus MBG 3 had increased rates of 30-day (3.0% vs. 0.7%, p < 0.0001) and 1-year (4.4% vs. 1.0%, p < 0.0001) death. Similar results were found among patients with pre-procedural TIMI flow grade 3 in the culprit vessel, where nonculprit vessel MBG 0/1 (hazard ratio: 2.81 [95% confidence interval: 1.63 to 4.84], p = 0.0002) was the strongest predictor of 1-year mortality. Conclusions: Reduced myocardial perfusion in an area supplied by a nonculprit vessel is associated with increased short- and long-term mortality rates in NSTE-ACS patients undergoing PCI. Furthermore, worst nonculprit MBG is able to risk-stratify patients with normal baseline flow of the culprit vessel.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)266-275
Number of pages10
JournalJACC: Cardiovascular Interventions
Volume7
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - Mar 2014

Keywords

  • acute coronary syndrome
  • epicardial flow
  • mortality
  • myocardial perfusion
  • non-culprit vessel
  • percutaneous coronary intervention

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