Clinical InvestigationInterventional CardiologyValue of the SYNTAX score in patients treated by primary percutaneous coronary intervention for acute ST-elevation myocardial infarction: The MI SYNTAXscore study
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Methods
Between November 2006 and February 2008, 736 consecutive patients undergoing primary PCI for STEMI in our institution were screened for inclusion in the MI SYNTAXscore study. All patients in the referral area of the Thoraxcentre, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, who had symptoms of acute MI (<12 duration) were assessed clinically and by 12-lead electrocardiogram by paramedical personnel or peripheral hospital medical staff. Those who met the criteria of acute MI were transported immediately to our center
Results
From the initial 736 patients screened, 27 were excluded due to unavailability of a complete diagnostic coronary angiogram, whereas 21 were excluded because they had prior CABG. Survival status and follow-up could not be obtained in 19 patients. Thus, the final number of patients included in our analysis was 669 as shown in Figure 1.
Among the 669 patients, 385 (58%) had significant disease in at least 1 vessel other than the IRA. The median SXscore I was 16 (interquartile range [IQR] 9.5-23).
Discussion
The SXscore, originally designed for quantifying stable coronary artery disease, can be usefully utilized in a STEMI population with disease in the native coronary arteries as demonstrated in our study. The extent of coronary artery disease and the successful intervention as determined by angiography at each stage during a PPCI and as graded by SXscores I and II are associated with the rate of mortality and MACEs both at 1.5-year follow-up. Both SXscores are independent predictors of mortality
Conclusion
The SXscore derived from angiography after during PPCI predicts long-term mortality and MACE in patients with STEMI. The score is relatively easy to obtain and has a moderate reproducibility, making it a clinically useful tool.
Acknowledgements
We would like to thank all the interventional cardiologists who performed the procedures during the study period; P. de Jaegere, P. de Feyter, H.J. Duckers, E. Regar, M. van der Ent, A. Dirkali, A.G. de Vries, A.L. Gaster, C. van Mieghem, G. Sianos, S. Ramcharitar, and N. Kukreja; the cardiac catheterization staff of the Thoraxcenter, Erasmus MC; and the staff of hospitals in Rotterdam: Havenziekenhuis, Maasstad Ziekenhuis, Sint Franciscus Gasthius, Ruwaard van Putten Ziekenhuis, Vlietland
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