Indian heart journal
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Indian heart journal · Apr 2017
Association of syntax score with short-term outcomes among acute ST-elevation myocardial infarction patients undergoing primary PCI.
Syntax score (SX) has emerged as a reproducible angiographic tool to quantify the extent of coronary artery disease based on location and complexity of each lesion. It has been shown to predict long-term clinical outcomes in patients with left main or multi-vessel disease and recently also in ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction undergoing primary PCI. The aim of this study was to evaluate whether the syntax score is associated with short-term cardiovascular outcomes in patients treated with primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for acute ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). ⋯ The syntax score is associated with 30-day mortality in patients with STEMI undergoing primary PCI. In those discharged, it is associated with risk of MACE at 30 days.