2.4 | Outcomes and follow-up
Early post-operative outcome was MACCE. Late post-operative outcomes were all-cause mortality and need for revascularization.
MACCE is defined as a composite endpoint including at least one of the following in-hospital variables: in-hospital mortality (mortality of any cause before discharge), myocardial infarction (troponin values > 10 times the 99th percentile of upper reference limit in association with new Q waves), cardiac arrest, stroke and multiple organ failure.
Clinical records and National Data Base were used for long term follow-up. Median follow-up for survival was 5.5 years (IQR: 4.4-6.9) in 100% of patients and freedom from revascularization was 2 years (IQR:1-4) in 91.4%.