Optimal Timing of Invasive Coronary Angiography following NSTEMI.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To obtain a real-world perspective of the optimal timing of angiography performed within 24 hours of admission with non-ST elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI).

Background

Current guidelines recommend angiography within 24 hours of hospitalisation with NSTEMI. The recent VERDICT trial found that angiography within 12 hours of admission with NSTEMI was associated with improved cardiovascular outcomes among high-risk patients. We compared the outcomes of real-world NSTEMI patients undergoing angiography within 12 hours of admission with those of patients undergoing angiography 12 to 24 hours after admission.

Methods

NSTEMI patients without life-threatening features who received angiography within 24 hours of admission were obtained from the SPUM-ACS regist

SUBMITTER: Mahendiran T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7073472 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature