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Abstract Background Causes of death after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) along multiple time-periods are poorly described. Objective To describe causes and predictors of short-term, intermediate-term, and long-term mortality after PCI. Methods Consecutive men and women admitted for PCI from 2008 to 2011 were prospectively included and followed-up in this cohort study. A dedicated follow-up by independent reviewers was performed to collect the outcomes and adjudicate the causes of death. A log-rank analysis was used to compare the occurrence of cardiovascular and non-cardiovascular death at 30 days, one year and up to 8 years. Last detailed cardiovascular and vital status were collected in January 2019. Results A total of 3524 patients including 2720 men (77.2%) and 804 women (22.8%) were followed-up for a median time of 7.0 years (IQ1: 5.4; IQ 3: 7.2). The rate of complete follow-up was 97.6%. All-cause death occurred for 30.3% (n=1070) of patients in the cohort, in a median time of 2.5 years after PCI, with a rate of 5.3 deaths per 100 patient-years. Overall, mortality was mostly related to cardiovascular causes than non-cardiovascular causes (17.7% versus 12.6%, log-rank <0.001) (Figure). This trend was strong within 30 days (4.7% vs. 0.3%, p<0.0001) and the first year after PCI (3.1% vs. 2.2 p=0.01), but became non-significant beyond one year (9.9% vs. 10.2%, P=0.67). Of note, cancer was the major cause of non-cardiovascular death (5.6%; 1 per 100 patient-years). Diabetes (adHR = 1.48 95% [1.29–1.71], p<0.001), active smoking (adHR = 1.37, 95% [1.16–1.62]) and chronic kidney disease (adHR = 1.97, 95% [2.55–3.45], p<0.001) were the strongest risk factors for all-cause death. Survival after PCI Conclusions In this long-term cohort study, cardiovascular death was more frequent than non-cardiovascular death in patients treated with PCI in the short and intermediate-term but not beyond one year. Cancer accounted for one fifth of the overall mortality.

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