Stent Thrombosis, Myocardial Infarction, and Death After Drug-Eluting and Bare-Metal Stent Coronary Interventions Lisette Okkels Jensen, Michael Mæng, Anne Kaltoft, Per Thayssen, Hans Henrik Tilsted ...Hansen, Morten Bøttcher, Jens Flensted Lassen, Lars Romer Krussel, Klaus Rasmussen, Knud Nøerregaard Hansen, Lars Pedersen, Søren Paaske Johnsen, Henrik Toft Sørensen, Leif Thuesen We compared rates of stent thrombosis (ST), myocardial infarction (MI), death, and target lesion revascularization after implantation of drug-eluting stents (DES) and bare-metal stents (BMS), with population-based medical databases in Denmark. The DES were implanted in 3,548 patients, and BMS were implanted in 8,847 patients. The risk of definite ST was similar in the 2 groups. Very late definite ST (between 12 and 15 months after implantation) occurred more frequently in patients receiving DES. The MI and mortality were similar in the 2 groups. Target lesion revascularization was reduced by 43% in patients treated with DES.
Abstract Background Psoriasis and atopic dermatitis (AD) are immuno-inflammatory diseases that can result in lifelong systemic inflammation. Unlike AD, psoriasis has been associated with ...cardiovascular disease. The aim of this study was to examine the prevalence, severity, and subtype of coronary artery disease (CAD) in psoriasis and AD patients without known cardiovascular disease. Methods Consecutively enrolled patients (psoriasis n = 58, AD n = 31) and retrospectively matched controls (n = 33) were examined using cardiac computed tomography angiography (CCTA) and assessed using an 18-segment model of the coronary tree. Results The prevalence of a coronary artery calcium score >0 was 29.8% in psoriasis and 45.2% in AD, vs 15.2% in controls ( P = .09 and P = .01, respectively). More patients with psoriasis had a coronary artery calcium score ≥100 (psoriasis 19.3%, controls 2.9%; P = .02). CCTA showed the presence of plaques in 38.2% of psoriasis patients and 48.1% of AD patients, vs 21.2% of controls ( P = .08 and P = .03, respectively). Psoriasis was associated with an increased prevalence of significant coronary stenosis (stenosis >70%) (psoriasis 14.6%, controls 0%; P = .02) and 3-vessel coronary affection or left main artery disease (psoriasis 20%, controls 3%; P = .02), whereas AD was associated with mild (AD 40.7%, controls 9.1%; P = .005) single-vessel affection. Conclusions These findings suggest that psoriasis and AD are associated with an increased prevalence of CAD. Patients with psoriasis have an increased prevalence of severe CAD.
Abstract Objectives The goal of this study was to compare the diagnostic accuracy of the coronary artery calcium score (CACS), coronary computed tomography angiography (CTA), single-photon emission ...computed tomography (SPECT), and a combination of these tools in the diagnosis of obstructive coronary artery disease (CAD) in patients with chronic kidney disease referred for cardiac evaluation before kidney transplantation. Background The optimal method for the detection of obstructive CAD in potential kidney transplant patients has not yet been identified. Previous studies have found that established noninvasive stress tests have low diagnostic accuracy, while the diagnostic performance of coronary CTA remains unknown. Methods We prospectively studied 138 patients referred for pre-transplant cardiac evaluation (mean age 54 years; age range 22 to 72 years; 68% male; 43% treated with dialysis). All patients underwent CACS, coronary CTA, SPECT, and invasive coronary angiography. The results of the noninvasive tests were merged into integrated hybrid imaging results: Hybrid (CACS/SPECT) and Hybrid (coronary CTA/SPECT). Results The overall prevalence of obstructive CAD (≥50% reduction in luminal diameter) according to quantitative invasive coronary angiography was 22%. Two-thirds of the patients with obstructive CAD had a stenosis located in a proximal coronary segment. In a patient-level model, the sensitivity and specificity, respectively, for diagnosing obstructive CAD were as follows: CACS (threshold of 400), 67% and 77%; coronary CTA, 93% and 63%; SPECT, 53% and 82%; Hybrid (CACS/SPECT), 33% and 97%; and Hybrid (coronary CTA/SPECT), 67% and 86%. The sensitivity for diagnosing obstructive CAD in a proximal segment was 70% for CACS (threshold 400), 100% for coronary CTA, 60% for SPECT, 40% for Hybrid (CACS/SPECT), and 75% for Hybrid (coronary CTA/SPECT). Conclusions Coronary CTA is a reliable test with high sensitivity and a high negative predictive value for diagnosing obstructive CAD before kidney transplantation. A noninvasive approach with use of either coronary CTA or a combination of coronary CTA and SPECT to rule out obstructive CAD seems recommendable in kidney transplant candidates. (ACToR-Study: Angiographic CT of Renal Transplantation Candidate–Study; NCT01344434 )
Patients with diabetes mellitus have worse outcomes after percutaneous coronary intervention than patients without diabetes mellitus. We compared the risk of stent thrombosis, myocardial infarction, ...death, and target lesion revascularization in diabetic and nondiabetic patients after implantation of drug-eluting stents or bare metal stents. In the Western Denmark Heart Registry, 12,347 consecutive patients (1,575 with and 10,772 without diabetes) were identified and followed up for 2 years. The 2-year risk of definite stent thrombosis was 0.52% in patients with diabetes mellitus and 0.71% in nondiabetic patients (adjusted relative risk RR 0.74, 95% confidence interval CI 0.41 to 1.34, p = 0.321). The 2-year risk of myocardial infarction was greater in the diabetic patients (6.9%) than in the nondiabetic patients (3.6%; adjusted RR 1.96, 95% CI 1.58 to 2.43; p <0.001). The all-cause 2-year mortality rate was almost twice as great for the diabetic patients compared to the nondiabetic patients (12.4% vs 6.7%; adjusted RR 1.91, 95% CI 1.63 to 2.23; p <0.001). The 2-year risk of target lesion revascularization was 8.5% in the diabetic patients and 6.8% in the nondiabetic patients (adjusted RR 1.28, 95% CI 1.10 to 1.49; p <0.001). In conclusion, 2 years after drug-eluting stent or bare metal stent implantation, diabetic patients had a greater risk than nondiabetic patients of myocardial infarction and death. Drug-eluting stent treatment reduced the risk of target lesion revascularization compared to bare metal stent treatment, regardless of diabetes status.
The aim of this study was to examine outcomes subsequent to implantation of drug-eluting stents (DESs) and bare-metal stents (BMSs) in patients with diabetes. From January 2002 to June 2005, data ...from all percutaneous coronary interventions performed in Western Denmark were prospectively recorded. A total of 1,423 consecutive diabetic patients treated with stent implantation (2,094 lesions) were followed up for 15 months. Of these, 871 patients (1,180 lesions) were treated with a BMS, and 552 patients (914 lesions) were treated with a DES. Dual antiplatelet therapy was recommended for 12 months in both treatment groups. Data for death and myocardial infarction (MI) were ascertained from national health care databases. Use of DESs was not associated with increased risk of definite stent thrombosis (adjusted relative risk RR 0.76, 95% confidence interval CI 0.10 to 3.26) or MI (adjusted RR 0.90, 95% CI 0.53 to 1.52). In the DES group compared with the BMS group, adjusted RRs of target-lesion revascularization (adjusted RR 0.48, 95% CI 0.33 to 0.71), total mortality (adjusted RR 0.66, 95% CI 0.44 to 0.99), and cardiac mortality (adjusted RR 0.53, 95% CI 0.31 to 0.90) decreased by 52%, 34%, and 47%, respectively. In conclusion, use of DESs reduced target-lesion revascularization in diabetic patients receiving routine clinical care. This result was obtained without increased risk of death, stent thrombosis, or MI.
Abstract Background In patients with ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), spontaneous ST resolution (spontSTR) is a marker of successful microvascular reperfusion. The significance of increase ...in ST elevation during reperfusion therapy (the ST peak phenomenon), however, is controversial. Aims The purpose of the study was to evaluate whether preprocedural and periprocedural ST changes predict final infarct size (IS) in STEMI patients treated with primary percutaneous coronary intervention (primary PCI). Methods Twelve-lead electrocardiograms (ECGs) were acquired in the prehospital phase and on admission in 200 STEMI patients transferred for primary PCI. Continuous ST monitoring was performed during and 90 minutes after primary PCI. The exact timing of interventional procedures and the resulting thrombolysis in myocardial infarction (TIMI) flow were registered. A 1-month single-photon emission computerized tomography was performed to evaluate IS. Patients were stratified into groups according to preprocedural and periprocedural ST changes as follows: patients with spontSTR before primary PCI and without (A) or with (B) ST peak during primary PCI and patients with persistent ST elevation before primary PCI and without (C) or with (D) ST peak during primary PCI. Findings Groups A (n = 45), B (n = 10), C (n = 109), and D (n = 36) differed with regard to IS (median, 2%, 3%, 13% vs 22% of the left ventricle; P < .0001). In multivariable analysis adjusting for baseline characteristics, preprocedural and periprocedural ECG findings and routine angiography findings, spontSTR was associated with smaller IS (B = −8.6%; P < .001), whereas the ST peak phenomenon was associated with larger IS (B = +5.0%; P = .006). There was no difference in TIMI flow grades in relation to coronary interventions among patients with and without ST peak during primary PCI. Conclusions In STEMI patients, spontSTR before primary PCI and the ST peak phenomenon during primary PCI predict minor vs extensive IS independent of angiographic patency grades. Further studies are needed to clarify whether the ST peak phenomenon is “a marker of injury before reperfusion” or “a marker of reperfusion-induced injury.”
In patients suspected of having coronary artery disease (CAD), we compared the diagnostic sensitivity and specificity of exercise testing using ST-segment changes alone and ST-segment changes, angina ...pectoris, and hemodynamic variables compared to coronary computed tomographic angiography (CTA). Quantitative invasive coronary angiography was the reference method (>50% coronary lumen reduction). A positive exercise test was defined as the development of significant ST-segment changes (≥1 mV measured 80 ms from the J-point), and the occurrence of one or more of the following criteria: ST-segment changes ≥1 mV measured 80 ms from the J-point, angina pectoris, ventricular arrhythmia (the occurrence of ≥3 premature ventricular beats), and ≥20 mm Hg decrease in systolic blood pressure during the test. Positive results on CTA were defined as a coronary lumen reduction of ≥50%. In 100 patients (61 ± 9 years old, 50% men, and 29% prevalence of significant CAD), the diagnostic sensitivity and specificity of exercise testing using ST-segment changes was 45% (95% confidence interval 53% to 87%) and 63% (95% confidence interval 61% to 84%), respectively. However, the inclusion of all test variables yielded a sensitivity of 72% (95% confidence interval 53% to 87%) and a specificity of 37% (95% confidence interval 26% to 49%). The diagnostic sensitivity of 97% (95% confidence interval 82% to 100%) and specificity of 80% (95% confidence interval 69% to 89%) for CTA, however, were superior to any of the exercise test analysis strategies. In conclusion, in patients suspected of having CAD, the diagnostic sensitivity of exercise testing significantly improves if all test variables are included compared to using ST-segment changes exclusively. Furthermore, the superior diagnostic performance of CTA for the detection and exclusion of significant CAD might favor CTA as the first-line diagnostic test in patients suspected of having CAD.
Objectives This registry study assessed the safety and efficacy of the 2 types of drug-eluting stents (DES), sirolimus-eluting stents (SES) and paclitaxel-eluting stents (PES), compared with ...bare-metal stents (BMS). Background Drug-eluting stents may increase the risk of stent thrombosis (ST), myocardial infarction (MI), and death. Methods A total of 12,395 consecutive patients with coronary intervention and stent implantation recorded in the Western Denmark Heart Registry from January 2002 through June 2005 were followed up for 2 years. Data on death and MI were ascertained from national medical databases. We used Cox regression analysis to control for confounding. Results The 2-year incidence of definite ST was 0.64% in BMS patients, 0.79% in DES patients (adjusted relative risk RR: 1.09; 95% confidence interval CI: 0.72 to 1.65), 0.50% in SES patients (adjusted RR: 0.63, 95% CI: 0.35 to 1.15), and 1.30% in PES patients (adjusted RR: 1.82, 95% CI: 1.13 to 2.94). The incidence of MI was 3.8% in BMS-treated patients, 4.5% in DES-treated patients (adjusted RR: 1.24, 95% CI: 1.02 to 1.51), 4.1% in SES-treated patients (adjusted RR: 1.15, 95% CI: 0.91 to 1.47), and 5.3% in PES-treated patients (adjusted RR: 1.38, 95% CI: 1.06 to 1.81). Whereas overall 2-year adjusted mortality was similar in the BMS and the 2 DES stent groups, 12- to 24-month mortality was higher in patients treated with PES (RR 1.46, 95% CI: 1.02 to 2.09). Target lesion revascularization was reduced in both DES groups. Conclusions During 2 years of follow-up, patients treated with PES had an increased risk of ST and MI compared with those treated with BMS and SES. Mortality after 12 months was also increased in PES patients.
Background A high diagnostic performance of coronary computed tomographic angiography (CTA) in identifying coronary artery disease (CAD) has been shown in experienced high-volume centers. Whether ...this may be accomplished in centers with less CTA experience remains unknown. Objectives We determined the diagnostic performance and interobserver reproducibility of CTA in detecting significant CAD in a center with limited experience. Methods In 209 patients, CTA was performed with 64-slice or dual-source CT technology, and analyses were performed independently by 2 inexperienced observers. Significant CAD by CTA was defined as ≥1 stenoses ≥50% or ≥1 nonevaluable segment, whereas significant CAD by invasive quantitative coronary angiography was defined as ≥1 stenoses ≥50%. We evaluated the influence of CAD pretest probability, Agatston score (AS), heart rate (HR), and observer experience on the diagnostic sensitivity, specificity, positive (PPV) and negative predictive values (NPV), interobserver reproducibility, and duration of CTA analysis. Results Per-patient (CAD prevalence, 35%) sensitivity was 88%–99%, specificity was 78%–82%, PPV was 68%–74%, and NPV was 92%–99%. Overall interobserver reproducibility was good (κ = 0.65). A significant temporal improvement was observed in diagnostic specificity (observer A: 68%–89%, P = 0.007; observer B: 71%–89%, P = 0.02), and interobserver reproducibility (κ = 0.35–0.89, P = 0.01) during the study period. Duration of analysis decreased during the study period and was positively associated with CAD pretest probability and AS. Conclusions Suboptimal diagnostic performance and interobserver reproducibility must be anticipated during CTA implementation. A high diagnostic sensitivity, specificity, and interobserver reproducibility were achieved after a large number of studies performed with the state-of-the-art scanner technology.
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