Coronary Interventions on Left Main Coronary Artery: Short-Term Outcomes of Routine Clinical Practice

Background. Left main coronary artery (LM) lesions observed in 4.8–9 % of patients on coronary angiography represent a serious clinical problem with a quite aggressive revascularization strategy. Despite the growing evidence for the efficacy and safety of LM percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI)...

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Main Authors: I. V. Polivenok, M. S. Belimenko
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Professional Edition Eastern Europe 2019-05-01
Series:Український журнал серцево-судинної хірургії
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Online Access:http://cvs.org.ua/index.php/ujcvs/article/view/110
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M. S. Belimenko
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description Background. Left main coronary artery (LM) lesions observed in 4.8–9 % of patients on coronary angiography represent a serious clinical problem with a quite aggressive revascularization strategy. Despite the growing evidence for the efficacy and safety of LM percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI), coronary bypass surgery remains the preferred method of revascularization in many hospitals. Materials and methods. The authors presented short-term results of LM PCI in 66 consecutive patients in one center. Results. LM PCI accounted for 4.9 % of the total number of percutaneous coronary interventions. 67.2 % of PCI were performed through radial access, two-stent strategies were used in 10.8%, mechanical circulatory support in 7.5%, and intracoronary imaging in 1.5 % of cases. Hospital mortality rate was 4.5%, the complications rate was 13.6 %. There were no significant differences in terms of access, technical aspects of the procedure, the number of complications and mortality rate between elective patients and patients with acute coronary syndrome. Conclusion. LM PCI may be performed routinely in the hospitals with wide experience in coronary interventions with acceptable short-term outcomes. Additional efforts are needed from the hospital administrations and professional societies to increase the use of coronary imaging in order to improve the long-term outcomes of LM PCI.
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spelling doaj.art-2159a251338b409baa3c914f032455ca2022-12-21T18:10:21ZengProfessional Edition Eastern EuropeУкраїнський журнал серцево-судинної хірургії2664-59632664-59712019-05-012 (35)232810.30702/ujcvs/19.3505/025023-028110Coronary Interventions on Left Main Coronary Artery: Short-Term Outcomes of Routine Clinical PracticeI. V. PolivenokM. S. BelimenkoBackground. Left main coronary artery (LM) lesions observed in 4.8–9 % of patients on coronary angiography represent a serious clinical problem with a quite aggressive revascularization strategy. Despite the growing evidence for the efficacy and safety of LM percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI), coronary bypass surgery remains the preferred method of revascularization in many hospitals. Materials and methods. The authors presented short-term results of LM PCI in 66 consecutive patients in one center. Results. LM PCI accounted for 4.9 % of the total number of percutaneous coronary interventions. 67.2 % of PCI were performed through radial access, two-stent strategies were used in 10.8%, mechanical circulatory support in 7.5%, and intracoronary imaging in 1.5 % of cases. Hospital mortality rate was 4.5%, the complications rate was 13.6 %. There were no significant differences in terms of access, technical aspects of the procedure, the number of complications and mortality rate between elective patients and patients with acute coronary syndrome. Conclusion. LM PCI may be performed routinely in the hospitals with wide experience in coronary interventions with acceptable short-term outcomes. Additional efforts are needed from the hospital administrations and professional societies to increase the use of coronary imaging in order to improve the long-term outcomes of LM PCI.http://cvs.org.ua/index.php/ujcvs/article/view/110coronary heart diseasecoronary interventions on left main coronary arterypercutaneous interventionsmyocardial revascularization
spellingShingle I. V. Polivenok
M. S. Belimenko
Coronary Interventions on Left Main Coronary Artery: Short-Term Outcomes of Routine Clinical Practice
Український журнал серцево-судинної хірургії
coronary heart disease
coronary interventions on left main coronary artery
percutaneous interventions
myocardial revascularization
title Coronary Interventions on Left Main Coronary Artery: Short-Term Outcomes of Routine Clinical Practice
title_full Coronary Interventions on Left Main Coronary Artery: Short-Term Outcomes of Routine Clinical Practice
title_fullStr Coronary Interventions on Left Main Coronary Artery: Short-Term Outcomes of Routine Clinical Practice
title_full_unstemmed Coronary Interventions on Left Main Coronary Artery: Short-Term Outcomes of Routine Clinical Practice
title_short Coronary Interventions on Left Main Coronary Artery: Short-Term Outcomes of Routine Clinical Practice
title_sort coronary interventions on left main coronary artery short term outcomes of routine clinical practice
topic coronary heart disease
coronary interventions on left main coronary artery
percutaneous interventions
myocardial revascularization
url http://cvs.org.ua/index.php/ujcvs/article/view/110
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