Long-term survival and functional outcome of unselected patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention for acute myocardial infarction.
BACKGROUND
Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is the most effective reperfusion modality in patients with acute myocardial infarction (MI). Data concerning long-term survival and functional outcome are sparse.


METHODS
One thousand consecutive patients treated by emergency PCI were systematically ana-lysed in a single-centre registry. Multivariate predictors of in-hospital mortality, post-discharge mortality and late functional capacity were identified.


RESULTS
Follow-up was completed for 978 patients. The median clinical follow-up length was 3.2 years. In-hospital and post-discharge mortality were 7.6% and 7.3%, respectively. Annualised post-discharge mortality remained stable over time at 2% per year. Independent predictors of in-hospital death were cardiogenic shock, TIMI flow <3 after PCI, left ventricular ejection fraction <40%, age and time to patent artery >6 h. Independent predictors of post-discharge mortality were TIMI flow after PCI <3, prior MI, elevated glucose levels at admission, and increasing age. In contrast, cardiogenic shock, time to patent artery and left ventricular ejection fraction <40% were not independently associated with post-hospital death. At late follow-up, 47% of patients had normal functional capacity and 49.1% were in New York Heart Association functional class II. Predictors of impaired functional capacity at follow-up were age, gender, smoking habits and multivessel coronary disease.


CONCLUSIONS
Post-discharge mortality after PCI for acute MI was 2% per year. Significant differences exist between predictors of in-hospital and post-discharge mortality. The functional capacity of surviving patients was remarkably good, even when presented in cardiogenic shock.
Anabitarte
Pablo
P
Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Triemli Hospital, Zurich, Switzerland. pablo.anabitarte@ksa.ch
Kurz
David J
DJ
Stettler
Irene
I
Naegeli
Barbara
B
Bertel
Osmund
O
Frielingsdorf
Juergen
J
Maurer
Dominik
D
Straumann
Edwin
E
D000368:Aged; D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / Q000401:mortality; D004638:Emergency Treatment; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D017052:Hospital Mortality; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000401:mortality* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D010351:Patient Discharge; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012770:Shock, Cardiogenic / Q000209:etiology / Q000401:mortality / Q000503:physiopathology; D015996:Survival Rate; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome