Left Dominant Coronary Circulation is Associated with Poorer Left Ventricular Function but Not Long-Term Mortality After ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction

Objective: To evaluate the effect of coronary dominance (CD) on the left ventricular systolic function in patients with first ST-elevational myocardial infarction (STEMI), and to evaluate the relationship between CD and long-term mortality. Methods: We included 471 patients with first STEMI. The p...

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Main Authors: Yusuf Bozkurt Şahin, Emrullah Kızıltunç, Salih Topal, Adnan Abacı
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Published: Galenos Publishing House 2025-07-01
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Emrullah Kızıltunç
Salih Topal
Adnan Abacı
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Salih Topal
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description Objective: To evaluate the effect of coronary dominance (CD) on the left ventricular systolic function in patients with first ST-elevational myocardial infarction (STEMI), and to evaluate the relationship between CD and long-term mortality. Methods: We included 471 patients with first STEMI. The patients were categorized as right-dominant and left-dominant according to their CD pattern. The left ventricular Wall Motion Score Index (WMSI) and left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) were used to evaluate the extent of left ventricular systolic dysfunction. The COX regression regression analysis was used to assess the relationship between CD and long-term mortality. Results: Left CD was present in 41 (8.7%) of the 471 patients. WMSI was significantly higher in the left dominant group than in the right dominant group (1.74±0.38 vs. 1.56±0.35, p=0.002). The frequency of LVEF <40% was significantly higher in patients with the left CD group than in the right CD group (39% vs. 15.8%, p<0.001). The patients with left CD had higher peak creatine kinase (CK) and CK-myocardial band levels (3269±2988 U/L vs. 2355±1511 U/L, p=0.007; 390±303 U/L vs. 241±172 U/L, p<0.001, respectively). Nevertheless, mortality was similar between the left and right dominance groups [13 (40.1%) vs. 85 (30.7%), p=0.201]. In COX regression analysis, CD was not related to long-term mortality. Conclusion: Patients with left dominance had significantly lower left ventricular systolic function early after STEMI. However, long-term mortality was similar in patients with left and right dominant circulation.
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spelling doaj-art-768c2a818b0542cf8a07998cde9c41572025-08-20T03:51:24ZengGalenos Publishing HouseGazi Medical Journal2147-20922025-07-0136329429910.12996/gmj.2025.4386Left Dominant Coronary Circulation is Associated with Poorer Left Ventricular Function but Not Long-Term Mortality After ST Elevation Myocardial InfarctionYusuf Bozkurt Şahin0https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3523-8783Emrullah Kızıltunç1https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8152-9680Salih Topal2https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3210-5822Adnan Abacı3https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8538-4733Clinic of Cardiology, University of Health Sciences Türkiye, Ankara Etlik City Hospital, Ankara, TürkiyeDepartment of Cardiology, Gazi University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, TürkiyeDepartment of Cardiology, Gazi University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, TürkiyeDepartment of Cardiology, Gazi University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, TürkiyeObjective: To evaluate the effect of coronary dominance (CD) on the left ventricular systolic function in patients with first ST-elevational myocardial infarction (STEMI), and to evaluate the relationship between CD and long-term mortality. Methods: We included 471 patients with first STEMI. The patients were categorized as right-dominant and left-dominant according to their CD pattern. The left ventricular Wall Motion Score Index (WMSI) and left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) were used to evaluate the extent of left ventricular systolic dysfunction. The COX regression regression analysis was used to assess the relationship between CD and long-term mortality. Results: Left CD was present in 41 (8.7%) of the 471 patients. WMSI was significantly higher in the left dominant group than in the right dominant group (1.74±0.38 vs. 1.56±0.35, p=0.002). The frequency of LVEF <40% was significantly higher in patients with the left CD group than in the right CD group (39% vs. 15.8%, p<0.001). The patients with left CD had higher peak creatine kinase (CK) and CK-myocardial band levels (3269±2988 U/L vs. 2355±1511 U/L, p=0.007; 390±303 U/L vs. 241±172 U/L, p<0.001, respectively). Nevertheless, mortality was similar between the left and right dominance groups [13 (40.1%) vs. 85 (30.7%), p=0.201]. In COX regression analysis, CD was not related to long-term mortality. Conclusion: Patients with left dominance had significantly lower left ventricular systolic function early after STEMI. However, long-term mortality was similar in patients with left and right dominant circulation.https://gazimedj.com/articles/left-dominant-coronary-circulation-is-associated-with-poorer-left-ventricular-function-but-not-long-term-mortality-after-st-elevation-myocardial-infarction/doi/gmj.2025.4386coronaryangiographycirculationmyocardial infarction
spellingShingle Yusuf Bozkurt Şahin
Emrullah Kızıltunç
Salih Topal
Adnan Abacı
Left Dominant Coronary Circulation is Associated with Poorer Left Ventricular Function but Not Long-Term Mortality After ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction
Gazi Medical Journal
coronary
angiography
circulation
myocardial infarction
title Left Dominant Coronary Circulation is Associated with Poorer Left Ventricular Function but Not Long-Term Mortality After ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction
title_full Left Dominant Coronary Circulation is Associated with Poorer Left Ventricular Function but Not Long-Term Mortality After ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction
title_fullStr Left Dominant Coronary Circulation is Associated with Poorer Left Ventricular Function but Not Long-Term Mortality After ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction
title_full_unstemmed Left Dominant Coronary Circulation is Associated with Poorer Left Ventricular Function but Not Long-Term Mortality After ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction
title_short Left Dominant Coronary Circulation is Associated with Poorer Left Ventricular Function but Not Long-Term Mortality After ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction
title_sort left dominant coronary circulation is associated with poorer left ventricular function but not long term mortality after st elevation myocardial infarction
topic coronary
angiography
circulation
myocardial infarction
url https://gazimedj.com/articles/left-dominant-coronary-circulation-is-associated-with-poorer-left-ventricular-function-but-not-long-term-mortality-after-st-elevation-myocardial-infarction/doi/gmj.2025.4386
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