Coronary disease & ACS

Immediate versus staged complete revascularisation in patients presenting with ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) and multivessel disease

EuroInterventionPublished Secondary analysis of the BioVasc randomised trial

Primary resultResult — go to the resultHazard ratio 0.84 95% CI 0.47–1.50

Authors' conclusion

Clinical outcomes at 1 year were similar for STEMI patients who had undergone ICR and those who had undergone SCR.

Study context

Population
Patients presenting with STEMI and multivessel disease
Participants
608 patients
Comparison
Immediate vs staged complete revascularisation
  • Immediate complete revascularisation (ICR)n = 305
  • Staged complete revascularisation (SCR)n = 303reference
Primary endpoint
Composite of:
  • All-cause mortality
  • MI
  • Any unplanned ischaemia-driven revascularisation
  • Cerebrovascular events
Follow-up
1 year post-index procedure
Methodological detailsprespecified analysis, Enrolment June 2018 to October 2021
  • Prespecified analysis
  • Enrolment June 2018 to October 2021

Primary result

As reported in the abstract

1 year

Hazard ratio

0.84

95% CI 0.47–1.50

P = 0.55

By group

ICR vs SCR
HR 0.84 (95% CI 0.47–1.50); P = 0.55

Further findings

OutcomeICRSCRHR (95% CI)P value
All-cause mortality · 1 year2.3%1.3%1.77 (0.52–6.04)P = 0.36
MI · 1 year1.7%3.3%0.50 (0.17–1.47)P = 0.21
Unplanned ischaemia-driven revascularisation · 1 year4.1%5.0%0.80 (0.38–1.71)P = 0.57
Cerebrovascular events · 1 year1.4%1.3%1.01 (0.25–4.03)P = 0.99
Primary endpoint · 30 daysTrend towards reduction3.0%6.0%0.50 (0.22–1.11)P = 0.09

Overall hospital stay

P < 0.001

Original publication

Immediate versus staged complete revascularisation in patients presenting with STEMI and multivessel disease. EuroIntervention. Published 15 July 2024. doi:10.4244/eij-d-23-00882

Summarised from the published abstract; every number is checked against it

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