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How to manage chronic total occlusions in the setting of acute myocardial infarction complicated by cardiogenic shock?

Bimmer E P M ClaessenRoxana Mehran
Published in: Catheterization and cardiovascular interventions : official journal of the Society for Cardiac Angiography & Interventions (2019)
An observational study of 313 patients with multivessel disease and ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction complicated by cardiogenic shock showed that the presence of a chronic total occlusion (CTO) in a noninfarct-related artery is an independent predictor of short- and long-term mortality. This study confirms previous reports on the detrimental prognostic impact of a CTO in the setting of acute myocardial infarction with or without cardiogenic shock. Data from recent randomized trials (CULPRIT-SHOCK and EXPLORE) suggest no benefit of early CTO revascularization; further studies are needed to investigate early treatment with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in this extremely high-risk subgroup.
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