Coronary disease & ACSCohort study

Revascularization Strategies in ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction With Multivessel Disease

JACC Cardiovasc IntervPublished

  • Registry-based cohort study
  • SWEDEHEART registry
  • nationwide

Authors' conclusion

In patients with STEMI and MVD, the implementation of CR and physiology-guided procedures increased over time. As of 2021, 51% of patients underwent CR and 14% physiology-guided CR. CR, whether angiographically or physiology guided, was independently associated with favorable outcomes, including mortality.

Study context

Population
Patients undergoing primary PCI for STEMI with multivessel disease, SWEDEHEART registry, 2009–2021
Participants
20,131 patients
Exposure
Complete revascularization vs incomplete revascularization
Outcome
Composite of:
  • All-cause mortality
  • MI or unplanned revascularization
  • Landmarked at 90 days postindex
Follow-up
Median 4.2 years (Q1-Q3: 1.8-7.1 years)

Main finding

As reported in the abstract

Adjusted hazard ratio (95% CI)
Angiographic CR vs IR
0.84(0.79–0.89)
Physiology-guided CR vs IR
0.80(0.69–0.93)
Physiology-guided CR vs Angiographic CR
0.94(0.80–1.11)

Observational data: associations, not effects.

Further findings

Use of complete revascularization (CR) over time

2009
33% [n = 397 of 1,217]
2015
46% [n = 767 of 1,658]
2021
51% [n = 816 of 1,603]
  • P-trend < 0.001

Use of physiology-guided CR over time

2009
0% [n = 0 of 1,217]
2015
7% [n = 119 of 1,658]
2021
14% [n = 218 of 1,603]
  • P-trend < 0.001

Original publication

Revascularization Strategies in ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction With Multivessel Disease. JACC Cardiovasc Interv. Published 26 May 2025. doi:10.1016/j.jcin.2025.02.017

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