Long-Term Follow-Up of Complete Versus Lesion-Only Revascularization in STEMI and Multivessel Disease: The CvLPRIT Trial

  • Anthony H. Gershlick
  • , Amerjeet S. Banning
  • , Emma Parker
  • , Duolao Wang
  • , Charley A. Budgeon
  • , Damian J. Kelly
  • , Peter O. Kane
  • , Miles Dalby
  • , Simon L. Hetherington
  • , Gerry P. McCann
  • , John P. Greenwood
  • , Nick Curzen

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Abstract

BACKGROUND:

Randomized trials have shown that complete revascularization in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (MI) with multivessel disease results in lower major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) (all-cause death, MI, ischemia-driven revascularization, heart failure).

OBJECTIVES:

The goal of this study was to determine whether the benefits of complete revascularization are sustained long-term and their impact on hard endpoints.

METHODS:

CvLPRIT (Complete versus Lesion-only Primary PCI Trial) was a randomized trial of complete inpatient revascularization versus infarct-related artery revascularization only at the index admission. Randomized patients have been followed longer-term. The components of the original primary endpoint were collected from physical and electronic patient records, and from local databases for all readmissions.

RESULTS:

The median follow-up (achieved in >90% patients) from randomization to first event or last follow-up was 5.6 years (0.0 to 7.3 years). The primary MACE endpoint rate at this time point was 24.0% in the complete revascularization group but 37.7% of the infarct-related artery-only group (hazard ratio: 0.57; 95% confidence interval: 0.37 to 0.87; p = 0.0079). The composite endpoint of all-cause death/MI was 10.0% in the complete revascularization group versus 18.5% in the infarct-related artery-only group (hazard ratio: 0.47; 95% confidence interval: 0.25 to 0.89; p = 0.0175). In a landmark analysis (from 12 months to final follow-up), there was no significant difference between MACE, death/MI, and individual components of the primary endpoint.

CONCLUSIONS:

Long-term follow-up of the CvLPRIT trial shows that the significantly lower rate of MACE in the complete revascularization group, previously seen at 12 months, is sustained to a median of 5.6 years. A significant difference in composite all-cause death/MI favoring the complete revascularization was also observed. (Complete versus Lesion-only Primary PCI Trial; ISRCTN70913605).

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)3083-3094
Number of pages12
JournalJournal of the American College of Cardiology
Volume74
Issue number25
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 24 Dec 2019

Keywords

  • complete revascularization
  • multivessel disease
  • myocardial infarction
  • noninfarct-related lesion
  • primary percutaneous coronary intervention
  • ST-elevation

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