학술논문
Long-Term Follow-Up of Patients With Isolated Side Branch Coronary Artery Disease.
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*CEREBROVASCULAR disease risk factors
*CARDIOVASCULAR diseases risk factors
*GLYCOSYLATED hemoglobin
*AGE distribution
*MYOCARDIAL ischemia
*ANGINA pectoris
*RISK assessment
*CORONARY angiography
*NEUTROPHILS
*CORONARY artery disease
*DESCRIPTIVE statistics
*DISEASE risk factors
*DISEASE complications
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0003-3197
Abstract
The data with respect to stable coronary artery disease (SCAD) are mainly confined to main vessel disease. However, there is a lack of information and long-term outcomes regarding isolated side branch disease. This study aimed to evaluate long-term major adverse cardiac and cerebrovascular events (MACCEs) in patients with isolated side branch coronary artery disease (CAD). A total of 437 patients with isolated side branch SCAD were included. After a median follow-up of 38 months, the overall MACCE and all-cause mortality rates were 14.6% and 5.9%, respectively. Among angiographic features, 68.2% of patients had diagonal artery and 82.2% had ostial lesions. In 28.8% of patients, the vessel diameter was ≥2.75 mm. According to the American College of Cardiology lesion classification, 84.2% of patients had either class B or C lesions. Age, ostial lesions, glycated hemoglobin A1c, and neutrophil levels were independent predictors of MACCE. On the other hand, side branch location, vessel diameter, and lesion complexity did not affect outcomes. Clinical risk factors seem to have a greater impact on MACCE rather than lesion morphology. Therefore, the treatment of clinical risk factors is of paramount importance in these patients. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]