European Heart Journal,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
44(41), P. 4310 - 4320
Published: Aug. 26, 2023
Abstract
In
October
2021,
the
European
Society
of
Cardiology
(ESC)
and
Association
for
Cardio-Thoracic
Surgery
(EACTS)
jointly
agreed
to
establish
a
Task
Force
(TF)
review
recommendations
2018
ESC/EACTS
Guidelines
on
myocardial
revascularization
as
they
apply
patients
with
left
main
(LM)
disease
low-to-intermediate
SYNTAX
score
(0–32).
This
followed
withdrawal
support
by
EACTS
in
2019
about
management
LM
previous
guideline.
The
TF
was
asked
all
new
relevant
data
since
guidelines
including
updated
aggregated
from
four
randomized
trials
comparing
percutaneous
coronary
intervention
(PCI)
drug-eluting
stents
vs.
artery
bypass
grafting
(CABG)
disease.
document
represents
summary
work
TF;
suggested
choice
modality
undergoing
are
included.
stable
an
indication
disease,
anatomy
suitable
both
procedures
low
predicted
surgical
mortality,
concludes
that
treatment
options
clinically
reasonable
based
patient
preference,
available
expertise,
local
operator
volumes.
CABG
Class
I,
Level
Evidence
A.
PCI
IIa,
recognized
several
important
gaps
knowledge
related
recognizes
were
still
only
large
enough
exclude
differences
mortality.
Circulation,
Journal Year:
2020,
Volume and Issue:
141(18), P. 1437 - 1446
Published: March 30, 2020
Long-term
comparative
outcomes
after
percutaneous
coronary
intervention
(PCI)
with
drug-eluting
stents
and
coronary-artery
bypass
grafting
(CABG)
for
left
main
artery
disease
are
highly
debated.In
the
PRECOMBAT
trial
(Premier
of
Randomized
Comparison
Bypass
Surgery
versus
Angioplasty
Using
Sirolimus-Eluting
Stent
in
Patients
Left
Main
Coronary
Artery
Disease),
patients
unprotected
were
randomly
assigned
to
undergo
PCI
sirolimus-eluting
(n=300)
or
CABG
13
hospitals
Korea
from
April
2004
August
2009.
The
follow-up
was
extended
at
least
10
years
all
(median,
11.3
years).
primary
outcome
incidence
major
adverse
cardiac
cerebrovascular
events
(composite
death
any
cause,
myocardial
infarction,
stroke,
ischemia-driven
target-vessel
revascularization).At
years,
a
event
occurred
29.8%
group
24.7%
(hazard
ratio
[HR]
vs
CABG,
1.25
[95%
CI,
0.93-1.69]).
10-year
composite
death,
stroke
(18.2%
17.5%;
HR
1.00
0.70-1.44])
all-cause
mortality
(14.5%
13.8%;
1.13
0.75-1.70])
not
significantly
different
between
groups.
Ischemia-driven
revascularization
more
frequent
than
(16.1%
8.0%;
1.98
1.21-3.21).Ten-year
randomized
did
demonstrate
significant
difference
events.
Because
study
underpowered,
results
should
be
considered
hypothesis-generating,
highlighting
need
further
research.
Registration:
URL:
https://www.clinicaltrials.gov;
Unique
identifiers:
NCT03871127
NCT00422968.
European Heart Journal,
Journal Year:
2020,
Volume and Issue:
41(34), P. 3228 - 3235
Published: Feb. 14, 2020
The
optimal
method
of
revascularization
for
patients
with
left
main
coronary
artery
disease
(LMCAD)
is
controversial.
Coronary
bypass
graft
surgery
(CABG)
has
traditionally
been
considered
the
gold
standard
therapy,
and
recent
randomized
trials
comparing
CABG
percutaneous
intervention
(PCI)
drug-eluting
stents
(DES)
have
reported
conflicting
outcomes.
We,
therefore,
performed
a
systematic
review
updated
meta-analysis
to
PCI
DES
treatment
LMCAD.
JAMA Internal Medicine,
Journal Year:
2020,
Volume and Issue:
180(12), P. 1638 - 1638
Published: Oct. 12, 2020
Mortality
is
a
common
outcome
in
trials
comparing
percutaneous
coronary
intervention
(PCI)
with
artery
bypass
grafting
(CABG).
Controversy
exists
regarding
whether
all-cause
mortality
or
cardiac
preferred
as
study
end
point,
because
noncardiac
should
be
unrelated
to
the
treatment.To
evaluate
difference
and
cause-specific
randomized
clinical
(RCTs)
PCI
CABG
for
treatment
of
patients
disease.MEDLINE
(1946
present),
Embase
(1974
Cochrane
Library
(1992
present)
databases
were
searched
on
November
24,
2019.
Reference
lists
included
articles
also
searched,
additional
studies
if
appropriate.Articles
considered
inclusion
they
English,
RCTs
drug-eluting
bare-metal
stents
disease,
reported
and/or
mortality.
Trials
involving
angioplasty
without
stenting
excluded.
For
each
trial,
publication
longest
follow-up
duration
was
selected.For
data
extraction,
all
reviewed
by
2
independent
investigators,
disagreements
resolved
third
investigator
accordance
Preferred
Reporting
Items
Systematic
Reviews
Meta-analyses
guideline.
Data
pooled
using
fixed-
random-effects
models.The
primary
outcomes
(cardiac
vs
noncardiac)
Subgroup
analyses
performed
left
main
disease.Twenty-three
unique
13
620
(6829
undergoing
6791
CABG;
men,
39.9%-99.0%
populations;
mean
age
range,
60.0-71.0
years).
The
weighted
(SD)
5.3
(3.6)
years.
Compared
CABG,
associated
higher
rate
(incidence
ratio,
1.17;
95%
CI,
1.05-1.29)
1.24;
1.05-1.45)
but
1.19;
1.00-1.41).Percutaneous
all-cause,
cardiac,
compared
at
5
significantly
suggests
that
even
deaths
after
may
procedure
related
supports
use
point
myocardial
revascularization
trials.
Heart,
Journal Year:
2020,
Volume and Issue:
106(18), P. 1380 - 1386
Published: June 10, 2020
Percutaneous
coronary
intervention
(PCI)
continues
to
advance
at
pace
with
an
ever-broadening
indication.
In
this
article
we
will
review
the
recent
technological
advances
in
PCI
that
have
enabled
more
complex
disease
be
treated.
The
choice
of
revascularisation
strategy
must
take
into
account
evidence-just
because
can
treat
by
does
not
necessarily
mean
should.
When
is
indicated,
a
safe,
precision
approach
guided
physiology,
imaging
and
optimal
lesion
preparation
should
goal
obtain
complete
durable
long-term
result.
these
standards
are
adhered
to,
outcomes
excellent,
even
disease.
We
provide
contemporary
trial
evidence
justify
treatment
algorithms
ensure
decision
making
achieve
best
patient
outcomes.
European Heart Journal,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
42(27), P. 2630 - 2642
Published: April 26, 2021
Abstract
A
substantial
number
of
chronic
coronary
syndrome
(CCS)
patients
undergoing
percutaneous
intervention
(PCI)
experience
periprocedural
myocardial
injury
or
infarction.
Accurate
diagnosis
these
PCI-related
complications
is
required
to
guide
further
management
given
that
their
occurrence
may
be
associated
with
increased
risk
major
adverse
cardiac
events
(MACE).
Due
lack
scientific
data,
the
cut-off
thresholds
post-PCI
troponin
(cTn)
elevation
used
for
defining
and
infarction,
have
been
selected
based
on
expert
consensus
opinions,
prognostic
relevance
remains
unclear.
In
this
Consensus
Document
from
ESC
Working
Group
Cellular
Biology
Heart
European
Association
Percutaneous
Cardiovascular
Interventions
(EAPCI),
we
recommend,
whenever
possible,
measurement
baseline
(pre-PCI)
cTn
values
in
all
CCS
PCI.
We
confirm
>5×
99th
percentile
URL
threshold
define
type
4a
infarction
(MI).
absence
angiographic
flow-limiting
electrocardiogram
(ECG)
imaging
evidence
new
ischaemia,
propose
same
(>5×
URL)
prognostically
relevant
‘major’
injury.
As
both
MI
are
strong
independent
predictors
all-cause
mortality
at
1
year
post-PCI,
they
as
quality
metrics
surrogate
endpoints
clinical
trials.
Further
research
needed
evaluate
treatment
strategies
reducing
injury,
MI,
MACE