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Culprit vessel: impact on short-term and long-term prognosis in patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction.

Artin EntezarjouMoman Aladdin MohammadPontus AndellSasha Koul
Published in: Open heart (2018)
LAD and LCx infarctions had a relatively higher adjusted mortality rate compared with RCA infarctions, with LAD infarctions in particular being associated with an increased risk of heart failure, stroke and death. Culprit vessel had limited influence on mortality after 1 month. High-risk patient groups include LAD infarctions in women or with concomitant MVD.
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