IMR Press / RCM / Volume 24 / Issue 2 / DOI: 10.31083/j.rcm2402058
Open Access Systematic Review
Timing of Complete Revascularization in Patients with STEMI and Multivessel Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
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1 Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Magna Graecia University, 88100 Catanzaro, Italy
2 Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, Magna Graecia University, 88100 Catanzaro, Italy
*Correspondence: saderosa@unicz.it (Salvatore De Rosa); dtorella@unicz.it (Daniele Torella)
These authors contributed equally.
§These two authors shared seniorship for the present study.
Rev. Cardiovasc. Med. 2023, 24(2), 58; https://doi.org/10.31083/j.rcm2402058
Submitted: 13 November 2022 | Revised: 19 December 2022 | Accepted: 20 December 2022 | Published: 10 February 2023
(This article belongs to the Special Issue The Pathophysiology of Acute Coronary Syndromes)
Copyright: © 2023 The Author(s). Published by IMR Press.
This is an open access article under the CC BY 4.0 license.
Abstract

Background: About half of patients with ST-segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI) have multivessel coronary artery disease (MVD). Our aim was to provide a quantitative comparison of single-stage complete revascularization during the index revascularization versus deferred staged complete revascularization in STEMI patients with MVD. Methods: All studies evaluating patients with STEMI and MVD were included. The primary endpoint was a composite of all-cause death, myocardial infarction and repeat revascularization. Secondary endpoints were cardiovascular death, acute kidney injury and trial defined major bleeding. Results: Eight studies and 2256 patients with STEMI and MVD were included. No difference was evident in the rate of the primary composite endpoint among the study group (Risk Ratio 0.95; 95% CI 0.71–1.27, p = 0.74), while meta-regression showed a significant interaction with drug eluting stent (DES) use (Coefficient –0.005; 95% CI –0.01 to –0.001; p = 0.007). Higher rates of cardiovascular (CV) death were found in the immediate complete revascularization group (5.0% vs 2.6%; Risk Ratio 0.39; 95% CI 0.25–0.62; p < 0.01). Conclusions: Our analysis documented similar clinical outcomes with either single-stage immediate complete revascularization and delayed staged complete revascularization. Secondary analyses suggest that an increase in cardiovascular death might be expected with single-stage percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). While new randomized trials on the topic are ongoing, revascularization can be personalized and guided by the acute clinical setting, patients’-related factors and workflow logistics.

Keywords
revascularization
multivessel
coronary artery disease
STEMI
PCI
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