Incidence and impact of totally occluded culprit coronary artery in patients with non-ST segment elevation myocardial infarction acute coronary syndrome.
Sherif W AyadTarek H El ZawawyMohamed I LotfyAhmed M NaguibAhmed M El AmrawyPublished in: The Egyptian heart journal : (EHJ) : official bulletin of the Egyptian Society of Cardiology (2021)
22.4% of NSTEMI patients have a totally occluded culprit artery. The presence of an occluded culprit artery did not significantly affect the clinical outcomes of NSTEMI patients either in-hospital or after 6 months follow-up but was associated with significantly higher incidence of in-hospital arrhythmia.
Keyphrases
- end stage renal disease
- acute coronary syndrome
- coronary artery
- st segment elevation myocardial infarction
- newly diagnosed
- ejection fraction
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- chronic kidney disease
- healthcare
- prognostic factors
- peritoneal dialysis
- emergency department
- patient reported outcomes
- atrial fibrillation