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Clinical outcomes following ST-elevation myocardial infarction secondary to stent thrombosis treated by percutaneous coronary intervention

S Noaman, J O'Brien, N Andrianopoulos, AL Brennan, D Dinh, C Reid, A Sharma, W Chan, D Clark, D Stub, S Biswas, M Freeman, A Ajani, T Yip, SJ Duffy, E Oqueli

Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions | WILEY | Published : 2020

Abstract

Objectives: To assess the clinical outcomes of patients presenting with ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) secondary to stent thrombosis (ST) compared to those presenting with STEMI secondary to a de novo culprit lesion and treated by percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). Background: ST is an infrequent but serious complication of PCI with substantial associated morbidity and mortality, however with limited data. Methods: We studied consecutive patients who underwent PCI for STEMI from 2005 to 2013 enrolled prospectively in the Melbourne Interventional Group registry. Patients were divided into two groups: the ST group comprised patients where the STEMI was due to ST and the de n..

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Funding Acknowledgements

Samer Noaman is supported by the Australian National Health Foundation (Health Professional Scholarship Award ID 102336) and the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Centre of Research Excellence in Cardiovascular Outcome Improvement (CRECOI Scholarship), Curtin University, Australia. The work of S.J.D. is supported by an Australian NHMRC grant. C.R. is supported by an NHMRC Senior Research Fellowship (reference no. 1045862). D.S. is supported by an NHF Future Leader Fellowship (reference no. 101908) and a Viertel Foundation Clinical Investigator Award. S.B. is supported by research scholarships from the National Heart Foundation of Australia (Reference no. 101518), the NHMRC Centre of Research Excellence in Cardiovascular Outcomes Improvement and the Australian Government Research Training Program.