Muhammad O Zaman, Mohammad K Mojadidi, Islam Y Elgendy. Revascularization strategies for patients with myocardial infarction and multi-vessel disease: A critical appraisal of the current evidence[J]. Journal of Geriatric Cardiology, 2019, 16(9): 717-723. DOI: 10.11909/j.issn.1671-5411.2019.09.001
Citation:
Muhammad O Zaman, Mohammad K Mojadidi, Islam Y Elgendy. Revascularization strategies for patients with myocardial infarction and multi-vessel disease: A critical appraisal of the current evidence[J]. Journal of Geriatric Cardiology, 2019, 16(9): 717-723. DOI: 10.11909/j.issn.1671-5411.2019.09.001
Muhammad O Zaman, Mohammad K Mojadidi, Islam Y Elgendy. Revascularization strategies for patients with myocardial infarction and multi-vessel disease: A critical appraisal of the current evidence[J]. Journal of Geriatric Cardiology, 2019, 16(9): 717-723. DOI: 10.11909/j.issn.1671-5411.2019.09.001
Citation:
Muhammad O Zaman, Mohammad K Mojadidi, Islam Y Elgendy. Revascularization strategies for patients with myocardial infarction and multi-vessel disease: A critical appraisal of the current evidence[J]. Journal of Geriatric Cardiology, 2019, 16(9): 717-723. DOI: 10.11909/j.issn.1671-5411.2019.09.001
Approximately half of patients presenting with myocardial infarction are found to have non-infarct related multi-vessel severe coronary artery disease. Various observational studies and randomized controlled trials have been conducted to assess if revascularization of non-infarct related artery is associated with better clinical outcomes. In this review, the authors discuss the various revascularization strategies in patients with multi-vessel disease who present with myocardial infarction.