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Published on: June 12, 2021
In-Hospital Outcomes After Percutaneous Coronary Intervention for Acute Coronary Syndrome With Cardiogenic Shock
Shunsuke Kubo1, Kyohei Yamaji2, Taku Inohara3
1Department of Cardiology, Kurashiki Central Hospital, Kurashiki, Japan.
Insights
In-hospital mortality for acute coronary syndrome (ACS) patients with cardiogenic shock (CS) undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) was 13.2%. Lower procedural volumes and bleeding complications increased mortality risk.
Area of Science:
- Cardiology
- Interventional Cardiology
- Health Services Research
Background:
- In-hospital complications and predictors in acute coronary syndrome (ACS) patients with cardiogenic shock (CS) undergoing invasive revascularization remain understudied.
- Understanding these factors is crucial for improving outcomes in this high-risk population.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate in-hospital outcomes and the volume-outcome relationship in ACS patients with CS treated with percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI).
- To identify predictors of in-hospital death and major bleeding complications in this cohort.
Main Methods:
- Analysis of a large-scale nationwide Japanese PCI registry (2014-2016) including 253,355 ACS patients, with a focus on 17,549 (6.9%) with CS.
- Multivariable logistic regression was used to identify predictors of in-hospital death and major bleeding requiring transfusion.
- The association between bleeding complications and in-hospital death was analyzed.
Main Results:
- In-hospital mortality in CS patients was 13.2%, with bleeding complication rates of 1.2% (access site) and 1.3% (non-access site).
- Predictors of mortality and bleeding included age, gender, baseline kidney function, presentation status (cardiopulmonary arrest, acute heart failure), and vessel disease complexity (e.g., left main lesion).
- Higher institutional PCI volumes correlated with decreased in-hospital mortality. Concomitant bleeding significantly increased mortality (43.1-48.3% vs. 12.7-12.9% without bleeding).
Conclusions:
- Contemporary PCI in ACS patients with CS has a 13.2% in-hospital mortality rate.
- Beyond traditional predictors, lower institutional PCI volumes and concurrent bleeding complications are associated with increased in-hospital mortality.
Abstract:
In-hospital complications and their predictors in acute coronary syndrome (ACS) patients with cardiogenic shock (CS) have not been fully investigated, particularly in those who underwent invasive revascularization procedures. This study investigated the in-hospital outcomes, along with the volume-outcome relationship of ACS patients with CS, using a contemporary large-scale nationwide percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) registry in Japan. We analyzed PCI procedural data on ACS patients treated between 2014 and 2016 in a nationwide Japanese PCI registry. Predictors of in-hospital death and major bleeding complications requiring transfusion were identified via multivariable logistic regression analysis. The association of bleeding complications with in-hospital death was also analyzed. This study enrolled 253,355 patients who underwent PCI for ACS, of whom 17,549 (6.9%) were with CS. The rates of in-hospital mortality and access/nonaccess site bleeding complications in CS patients were 13.2%, 1.2%, and 1.3%, respectively. Age, gender, and baseline kidney condition, along with presentation status (e.g., cardiopulmonary arrest and/or acute heart failure) or the number and location of diseased vessels (e.g., left main lesion), were associated with in-hospital mortality and bleeding complications. Of note, the in-hospital mortalities decreased in parallel with the increasing institutional PCI volumes. In-hospital mortality also differed by the presence of concomitant bleeding complications (43.1% and 48.3% with access or nonaccess site bleeding, and 12.9% and 12.7% without, respectively). In conclusion, in-hospital mortality was 13.2% in ACS patients with CS who underwent contemporary PCI. Other than traditional predictors of PCI complications, lower institutional PCI volumes, and concurrent bleeding were associated with higher in-hospital mortality.
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