Cardiovascular outcomes after percutaneous coronary intervention on bifurcation lesions with moderate to severe coronary calcium: A single-center registry study.
Jonathan Luke MurphyNileshkumar PatelYuliya VengrenyukNaotaka OkamotoNitin BarmanJoseph SweenyVishal KapurChoudhury HasanPrakash KrishnanPooja VijayVaishvi JhaveriGeorge D DangasRoxana MehranMelissa AquinoUsman BaberSamin K SharmaAnnapoorna S KiniPublished in: Catheterization and cardiovascular interventions : official journal of the Society for Cardiac Angiography & Interventions (2020)
The presence of a bifurcating target vessel with moderate/severe calcification is associated with a higher risk of adverse outcomes than either attribute alone. New approaches are needed to improve outcomes in this subset of patients with complex coronary artery disease.
Keyphrases
- coronary artery disease
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- coronary artery bypass grafting
- st segment elevation myocardial infarction
- high intensity
- early onset
- cardiovascular events
- antiplatelet therapy
- acute myocardial infarction
- st elevation myocardial infarction
- acute coronary syndrome
- coronary artery
- chronic kidney disease
- drug induced
- heart failure
- cardiovascular disease
- coronary artery bypass
- aortic stenosis
- adipose tissue
- type diabetes
- endovascular treatment