title: Angiographic findings and survival in patients undergoing coronary angiography due to sudden cardiac arrest in western Sweden.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) accounts for more than half of all deaths from coronary heart disease. Time to return of spontaneous circulation is the most important determinant of outcome but successful resuscitation also requires percutaneous coronary intervention in selected patients. However, proper selection of patients is difficult. We describe data on angiographic finding and survival from a prospectively followed SCA patient cohort.
  
  
  METHODS
  We merged the RIKS-HIA registry (Register of Information and Knowledge about Swedish Heart Intensive Care Admissions) and SCAAR (Swedish Coronary Angiography and Angioplasty Registry) for patients hospitalized in cardiac care units in Western Sweden between January 2005 and March 2013. We performed propensity score-adjusted logistic and Cox proportional-hazards regression analyses on complete-case data as well as on imputed data sets.
  
  
  RESULTS
  638 consecutive patients underwent coronary angiography due to SCA. Severity of coronary artery disease was similar among SCA patients and patients undergoing coronary angiography due to suspected coronary artery disease (n=37,142). An acute occlusion was reported in the majority of SCA patients and was present in 37% of patients who did not have ST-elevation on the post resuscitation ECG. 31% of SCA patients died within 30 days. Long-term risk of death among patients who survived the first 30 days was higher in patients with SCA compared to patients with acute coronary syndromes (P<0.001).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Coronary artery disease and acute coronary occlusions are common among patients who undergo coronary angiography after sudden cardiac arrest. These patients have a substantial mortality risk both short- and long-term.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden. Electronic address: bjorn.redfors@wlab.gu.se.
authors.forename: Björn
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Redfors
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden.
authors.forename: Truls
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Råmunddal
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden.
authors.forename: Oskar
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Angerås
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden.
authors.forename: Christian
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Dworeck
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden.
authors.forename: Inger
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Haraldsson
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden.
authors.forename: Dan
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Ioanes
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Petursson
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden.
authors.forename: Berglind
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Libungan
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden.
authors.forename: Jacob
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Odenstedt
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Skaraborg Hospital, Borås, Sweden.
authors.forename: Jason
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Stewart
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Södra Älvsborgs Sjukhus, Borås, Sweden.
authors.forename: Lotta
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Robertsson
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Norra Älvsborgs Länssjukhus, Trollhättan, Sweden.
authors.forename: Magnus
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Wahlin
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden.
authors.forename: Per
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Albertsson
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden; Department of Cardiology, Skaraborg Hospital, Borås, Sweden.
authors.forename: Johan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Herlitz
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden.
authors.forename: Elmir
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Omerovic
mesh_terms: D054058:Acute Coronary Syndrome / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000401:mortality / Q000628:therapy; D000368:Aged; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000401:mortality* / Q000628:therapy; D054059:Coronary Occlusion / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000401:mortality* / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006323:Heart Arrest / Q000401:mortality*; D006801:Humans; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D062645:Percutaneous Coronary Intervention; D057216:Propensity Score; D016016:Proportional Hazards Models; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012042:Registries; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D013548:Sweden / Q000453:epidemiology
keywords: Acute myocardial infarction (AMI); Cardiogenic shock (CS); Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI); ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI); Sudden cardiac arrest (SCA); Swedish Websystem for Enhancement of Evidence-Based Care in Heart Disease Evaluated According to Recommended Therapies (SWEDEHEART)