Complete Revascularization with Multivessel PCI for Myocardial Infarction

Mehta, Shamir R; Wood, David A; Storey, Robert F; Mehran, Roxana; Bainey, Kevin R; Nguyen, Helen; Meeks, Brandi; Di Pasquale, Giuseppe; López-Sendón, Jose; Faxon, David P; Mauri, Laura; Rao, Sunil V; Feldman, Laurent; Steg, P Gabriel; Avezum, Álvaro; Sheth, Tej; Pinilla-Echeverri, Natalia; Moreno, Raul; Campo, Gianluca; Wrigley, Benjamin

doi:10.1056/NEJMoa1907775

Complete Revascularization with Multivessel PCI for Myocardial Infarction

Journal

The New England journal of medicine

Date Issued

2019

Author(s)

Mehta, Shamir R

Wood, David A

Storey, Robert F

Mehran, Roxana

Bainey, Kevin R

Nguyen, Helen

Meeks, Brandi

Di Pasquale, Giuseppe

López-Sendón, Jose

Faxon, David P

Mauri, Laura

Rao, Sunil V

Feldman, Laurent

Steg, P Gabriel

Avezum, Álvaro

Sheth, Tej

Pinilla-Echeverri, Natalia

Moreno, Raul

Campo, Gianluca

Wrigley, Benjamin

Sutton, Andrew

Oliver, Richard

Rodés-Cabau, Josep

Stanković, Goran

Welsh, Robert

Lavi, Shahar

Cantor, Warren J

Wang, Jia

Nakamya, Juliet

Bangdiwala, Shrikant I

Cairns, John A

DOI

10.1056/NEJMoa1907775

Abstract

In patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) of the culprit lesion reduces the risk of cardiovascular death or myocardial infarction. Whether PCI of nonculprit lesions further reduces the risk of such events is unclear.