title: [Six-month outcomes and prediction of mortality in 458 patients with acute coronary syndromes without persistent ST segment elevation assigned to early invasive strategy].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Utilization of early invasive strategy for patients with acute coronary syndromes (ACS) without persistent ST-segment elevation remains controversial. In this study we characterized a group of high-risk patients who underwent early invasive assessment and treatment.
  
  
  METHODS
  We analysed 458 consecutive pts who fulfilled following criteria: (1) rest angina within 24 hours prior to admission, (2) at least one of the following: ST-segment depression (> or = 0.05 mV), transient (> or =20 min) ST-segment elevation (> or = 0.05 mV), T-wave inversion (> or =1 mV) in at least 2 contiguous leads, positive serum cardiac markers. All patients were diagnosed invasively with subsequent revascularization if appropriate. Analysis of long-term survival and occurrence of major adverse cardiovascular events requiring hospitalization (MACE) was performed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Baseline characteristics of the pts: Age: 61.5 +/- 10 years, males: 67.3%, diabetes: 19.6%, hypertension: 72.9%, smokers: 39.5%, hyperlipidemia: 78.6%, previous myocardial infarction: 50.4%, previous CABG 6.5%, previous PCI 14.4%. PCI was performed in 71.8% of pts, 18.2% underwent CABG, 1.3% had combined PCI and elective CABG and 8.7% of pts were treated conservatively. In-hospital and overall mortality was 3.3% and 4.8% respectively. MACE were observed in 20.3% of pts. Multivariate analysis identified two independent predictors of death: diabetes mellitus (OR: 6.01, 95% CI: 1.1-13.2, p = 0.04) and heart failure (OR: 11.6, 95% CI: 2.56-15.6, p = 0.005) and three predictors of combined endpoint (death, non-fatal myocardial infarction, repeat revascularization): male sex (OR: 3.33, 95% CI: 1.30-8.55, p = 0.01), previous MI (OR: 2.32, 95% CI: 1.07-5.03, p = 0.03) and PCI treatment of acute coronary syndrome (OR: 3.11, 95% CI: 1.39-6.98, p = 0.006).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Early invasive strategy in high-risk ACS patients yields good long-term results with low mortality rate, especially during in-hospital observation. Diabetes mellitus and heart failure were independently associated with increased mortality rate, whereas male sex, previous MI and PCI during index hospitalization predicted major adverse cardiovascular events in 6-month follow-up.
authors.affiliation: III Katedra i Oddział Kliniczny Kardiologii Sl. AM. b.szygula@sccs.pl
authors.forename: Bozena
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Szyguła-Jurkiewicz
authors.forename: Krzysztof
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Wilczek
authors.forename: Marian
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zembala
authors.forename: Gabrielach
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Mercik
authors.forename: Lech
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Poloński
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000368:Aged; D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary; D016001:Confidence Intervals; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass; D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000401:mortality* / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000628:therapy; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000503:physiopathology; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006329:Heart Conduction System / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006333:Heart Failure; D006801:Humans; D006949:Hyperlipidemias / Q000150:complications; D006973:Hypertension / Q000150:complications; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000150:complications; D009204:Myocardial Revascularization / Q000009:adverse effects; D016017:Odds Ratio; D011044:Poland; D011379:Prognosis; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D012737:Sex Factors; D016019:Survival Analysis; D016896:Treatment Outcome