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Complete vs Culprit-Only Revascularisation Strategies
Patient / Population Intervention / Exposure Comparison Outcome
In 4,041 STEMI patients with multivessel disease, staged complete revascularisation reduced CV death or MI compared with culprit-lesion-only PCI.
N
4,041
Design
RCT, median 3 yr follow-up
Endpoint
CV death or new MI
Relevance
2
Result7.8 % vs 10.5 % (HR 0.74).
Mehta SR, et al. N Engl J Med. 2019;381(15):1411-1421. 10.1056/NEJMoa1907775
Discussion & critique
Settled a long-running debate. Timing (in-hospital vs ≤ 45 days post-discharge) was non-randomised — both strategies acceptable. Not powered for cardiogenic shock.