The impact of multifocal atherosclerosis on the early and late outcomes of planned endovascular treatment of ischemic heart disease

This paper presents a retrospective analysis of endovascular treatment of coronary artery disease (CAD) in patients with stable CAD in the Cardiac Rehabilitation Department (Research Institute for Cardiology, Tomsk) from 2010 to 2011. Data showed that the presence of concomitant multifocal atherosclerosis (MFA) was associated with more severe clinical condition of patients, larger baseline number of risk factors and comorbidities, and the absence of clinical signs of regression of coronary insufficiency and heart failure long-term after coronary intervention. The study showed that the presence of MFA did not increase the length of hospital stay and the rates of complication after endovascular treatment for stable coronary artery disease. Long-term outcomes of planned coronary stenting in patients with CAD associated with MFA were significantly worse in respect to such important events as all-cause mortality and stroke. One of the causes for the unfavorable course of the disease in this group of patients was the presence of significantly higher activity of the inflammatory processes.