Impact of total occlusion of the infarct-related coronary artery on mortality of 2483 patients with acute myocardial infarction
Culprit-artery occlusion is a strong, independent determinant of short-term mortality. An occlusion-aware perspective refines risk stratification beyond ECG presentation and supports earlier invasive evaluation in NSTEMI patients with clinical/ECG signs of possible occlusion.
Authors
- Karlo Golubić (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0684-6333)
- Marijan Erceg (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7720-9422)
- Nikola Bulj (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7859-3374)
- Nikola Kos (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8829-2543)
- Diana Delic-Brkljacic
- Maja Cigrovski Berkovic
- Vjekoslav Radeljic
Institutions
- University of Zagreb (HR)
- University Hospital Dubrava (HR)
- Institute of Public Health Bengaluru (IN)
- Hrvatski zavod za javno zdravstvo (HR)
- Catholic University of Croatia (HR)
- Sisters of Charity Hospital (HR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- World Journal of Cardiology
- Published
- 2026-01-15
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.4330/wjc.v18.i1.111736
- Primary Topic
- Acute Myocardial Infarction Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00