Backgroud
We investigated reverse left ventricular remodelling (r-LVR), defined as a reduction
of >10% in left ventricular end-systolic volume (LVESV) during follow-up, in ST-elevation
myocardial infarction (STEMI) patients undergoing primary percutaneous coronary intervention
(PPCI).
Methods
STEMI patients (n = 1,237) undergoing PPCI with echocardiography at baseline and 6-month follow-up were
classified into r-LVR (n = 466) and no r-LVR groups (n = 771). The primary outcome was composite major adverse cardiac events (MACE; all-cause
death, myocardial infarction, any revascularisation).
Results
r-LVR occurred in 466 patients (37.7%) and was associated with maximum troponin, door-to-balloon
time, direct arrival to PPCI-capable hospital, coronary disease extent, initial left
ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF), and LVESV. After propensity score (PS)-matching,
initial LVEF and LVESV remained significant. During a median 403-day follow-up, 2-year
MACE occurred in 166 patients (13.4%); its frequency was similar between groups (entire
cohort: 13.5% vs. 13.4%, p = 0.247; PS-matched: 11.8% vs. 11.8%, p = 0.987). Kaplan-Meier estimates showed that MACE-free survival was comparable between
groups (entire cohort: 86.5% vs. 86.6%, log rank p = 0.939; PS-matched: 88.2% vs. 88.2%, log rank p = 0.867). In Cox proportional hazard analysis, r-LVR was not associated with MACE (entire
cohort: hazard ratio [HR] 1.018, 95% confidential interval [CI] 0.675–1.534, p = 0.934; PS-matched: HR 1.001, 95% CI 0.578–1.731, p = 0.999).
Conclusion
We identified independent predictors of r-LVR and showed that while r-LVR occurred
in 38% of our patients, it was not associated with clinical outcomes.
Keywords
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Article info
Publication history
Published online: March 30, 2017
Accepted:
February 16,
2017
Received in revised form:
December 15,
2016
Received:
May 6,
2016
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Copyright
© 2017 Published by Elsevier B.V. on behalf of Australian and New Zealand Society of Cardiac and Thoracic Surgeons (ANZSCTS) and the Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand (CSANZ).
