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ST depression in ECG at entry indicates severe coronary lesions and large benefits of an early invasive treatment strategy in unstable coronary artery disease. The FRISC II ECG substudy
a Department of Cardiology, University Hospital, Uppsala, Sweden
b Clinical Physiology, University Hospital, Uppsala, Sweden
revised March 14, 2001; accepted March 21, 2001
Abstract
Background In unstable coronary artery disease, ST-segment depression indicates a poor prognosis. We evaluated whether the effect of early revascularization and the extent of coronary lesions were related to ST-segment and T wave changes on admission.
Methods and Results 2457 patients with unstable coronary artery disease were randomized to an early invasive strategy with coronary angiography/revascularization within 7 days or to a non-invasive strategy with coronary procedures only when symptoms or severe ischaemia recurred. ST depression was present in 1114 (45¶5%) patients. In the invasive group, 45% of the patients with ST depression had three-vessel disease or left main stenosis compared with 22% if no ST-segment depression was present, PP=0¶004 while mortality was changed from 5¶8 to 3¶3%, P=0¶050. In patients without ST-segment depression the corresponding rates concerning death/myocardial infarction were 10¶4 and 8¶9, and for mortality 2¶0 and 1¶2% (non-significant).
Conclusions In unstable coronary artery disease, ST-segment depression is associated with a 100% increase in the occurrence of three-vessel/left main disease and to an increased risk of subsequent cardiac events. In these patients an early invasive strategy substantially decreases death/myocardial infarction.
Key Words: Unstable angina, coronary angiography, coronary angioplasty, coronary bypass, electrocardiography, myocardial infarction
f1 Correspondence: Erik Diderholm, MD, Department of Cardiology, Cardiothoracic Center, University Hospital, S-751 85 Uppsala, Sweden.
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