Notes to editor
This press release accompanies a presentation at ESC Congress 2025.
It does not necessarily reflect the opinion of the European Society of Cardiology.
Funding: The trial was supported by Boston Scientific.
Disclosures: Professor Ahn reports research grants from Boston Scientific, Pharmicell, Shinpoong Pharmaceutical, Abbott Vascular, Eli Lilly and Company, KyungDong Pharmaceutical and Medtronic; funding from the Korean Society of Cardiometabolic Syndrome, Basic Research Laboratory for Vascular Remodeling Research Center, National Research Foundation of Korea, Administrative Office of the Korea-US Collaborative Research Fund and Cardiovascular Research Foundation; and materials from Boehringer Ingelheim.
References and notes:
1‘OPTION-STEMI: Timing of complete revascularization during index hospitalization in patients with STEMI and multivessel disease’ presented during HOT LINE 6 on 31 August 2025 at 09:27 to 09:37 in Madrid (Main Auditorium).
2Byrne RA, Rossello X, Coughlan JJ, et al. 2023 ESC Guidelines for the management of acute coronary syndromes. Eur Heart J. 2023;44:3720–3826.
3Diletti R, den Dekker WK, Bennett J, et al. Immediate versus staged complete revascularisation in patients presenting with acute coronary syndrome and multivessel coronary disease (BIOVASC): a prospective, open-label, non-inferiority, randomised trial. Lancet. 2023;401:1172–1182.
4Stähli BE, Varbella F, Linke A, et al. Timing of complete revascularization with multivessel PCI for myocardial infarction. N Engl J Med. 2023;389:1368–1379.
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