Coronary Calcification In Patients Presenting With Acute Coronary Syndromes: Insights From The Matrix Trial.

Jorge Sanz SánchezLuis A Mansilla ÁlvarezMattia BrancaE FrigoliS LeonardiA GagnorP CalabròS GarducciP RubartelliC BriguoriG AndòA RepettoU LimbrunoR GarboPaolo SganzerlaF RussoA LupiB CorteseA AusielloS IernaGiovanni EspositoA SantarelliG SardellaF VarbellaS TresoldiN de CesareS RigattieriA ZingarelliP TosiA van 't HofG BoccuzziE OmerovicM SabatéDik Heg Pascal VranckxM Valgimigli

Published in: European heart journal. Acute cardiovascular care (2023)

Patients with ACS and severe coronary calcification, as compared to those without, are associated with worse clinical outcomes irrespective of the management strategy.

Keyphrases

acute coronary syndrome
coronary artery disease
coronary artery
chronic kidney disease
percutaneous coronary intervention
antiplatelet therapy
clinical trial
study protocol
phase iii
early onset
aortic stenosis
randomized controlled trial
heart failure
ejection fraction