Mortality After Non-ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction: Impact of Left Ventricular Function and Coronary Artery Disease.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI) due to coronary artery disease (CAD) can lead to reduced left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) and increased mortality. However, the interplay between LVEF and obstructive CAD on mortality has not been examined in patients with NSTEMI.

Objectives

The purpose of this study was to examine the combined prognostic impact of LVEF and CAD on mortality following an NSTEMI.

Methods

We included patients referred to coronary angiography due to first-time NSTEMI with obstructive CAD registered in the Western Denmark Heart Registry. Patients were grouped according to LVEF (>50%, 41% to 50%, and ≤40%) and the extent of obstructive CAD defined by vessel disease (VD) (1VD, 2VD, and 3VD). Five-year cumulative inci

SUBMITTER: Stodkilde-Jorgensen N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12476103 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature