Journal article
Long-term mortality in asymptomatic patients with stable ischemic heart disease undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention
AN Koshy, DT Dinh, J Fulcher, AL Brennan, AC Murphy, SJ Duffy, CM Reid, AE Ajani, M Freeman, C Hiew, E Oqueli, O Farouque, MB Yudi, DJ Clark
American Heart Journal | Published : 2022
Abstract
Objectives: Patients with stable ischemic heart disease (SIHD) may present with a variety of symptoms including typical angina, angina equivalents such as dyspnea or no symptoms. We sought to determine whether symptom status affects periprocedural safety and long-term mortality in patients undergoing PCI. Methods: Prospectively enrolled consecutive patients undergoing PCI for SIHD at six hospitals in Australia between 2005 to 2018 as part of the Melbourne Interventional Group registry. Symptom status was recorded at the time of PCI and patients undergoing staged PCI were excluded. Results: Overall, 11,730 patients with SIHD were followed up for a median period of 5 years (maximum 14.0 years,..
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Funding Acknowledgements
ANK is a recipient of the National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia/National Heart Foundation Post-Graduate Scholarship and Royal Australasian College of Physicians Blackburn Scholarship. The authors are solely responsible for the design and conduct of this study, all study analyses, the drafting and editing of the paper and its final contents.