Objective The aim of this study was to evaluate the long-term clinical outcomes of drug-eluting stent(DES) implantation for ostial and shaft lesion of unprotected left main coronary artery disease(LMCA). Background Limited data are available on the long-term safety and efficacy of DES implantation for patients with non-bifurcation lesion of LMCA disease. Methods We evaluated 339 consecutive patients who underwent stenting with DES in the ostium and/or the shaft lesion. The 5-year outcomes including death, the composite outcome of death, Q-wave myocardial infarction (MI), or stroke, and target vessel revascularization (TVR) were investigated. Results Nonbifurcation lesions were treated with sirolimus eluting stents (n=254, 74.9%), paclitaxel eluting stents (n=81, 23.9%) and zotarolimus eluting stents (n=4, 1.2%). The median follow-up was 54 months (interquartile range, 45.1 to 63.5 months) and complete follow-up for major clinical events was obtained in 98.2%. During overall follow-up, 38 patients (11.2%) died. A composite of death, Q-wave MI, or stroke occurred in 40 patients (11.8 %). TVR was performed in 37 patients (10.9%). In multivariate analysis, age (hazard ratio [HR], 1.054; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.022-1.088; p<0.001), congestive heart failure (HR, 5.906; 95% CI, 2.235-15.603; p<0.001), and CRF (HR 4.713; 95% CI, 1.615-13.750; p=0.005) were identified as the independent predictors for serious composite outcome.(Table1) Kaplan Meier curve showed more frequent TVR in patients who need bifurcation stenting than nonbifurcation.
Conclusions During 5-year of follow-up, DES implantation for ostium and/or shaft LMCA lesions appears to be safe and feasible.
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Table 1. Prognostic factors for composite of death, Q-wave MI, and stroke.
Variables |
Univariate analysis |
Multivariate analysis |
HR |
95% CI |
P Value |
HR |
95% CI |
P Value |
Age |
1.052 |
1.021-1.083 |
0.001 |
1.054 |
1.022-1.088 |
0.001 |
CHF |
8.728 |
3.642-20.918 |
<0.001 |
5.906 |
2.235-15.603 |
<0.001 |
PVD |
4.213 |
1.014-17.507 |
0.048 |
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CRF |
7.867 |
3.077-20.111 |
<0.001 |
4.713 |
1.615-13.750 |
0.005 |
Ds Extent |
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LM |
1 |
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0.032 |
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LM+1VD |
5.271 |
1.734-16.017 |
0.003 |
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LM+2VD |
4.299 |
1.386-13.332 |
0.012 |
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LM+3VD |
3.637 |
1.140-11.600 |
0.029 |
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