2005
Impact of diabetes mellitus on myocardial perfusion after primary angioplasty in patients with acute myocardial infarction
Prasad A, Stone GW, Stuckey TD, Costantini CO, Zimetbaum PJ, McLaughlin M, Mehran R, Garcia E, Tcheng JE, Cox DA, Grines CL, Lansky AJ, Gersh BJ. Impact of diabetes mellitus on myocardial perfusion after primary angioplasty in patients with acute myocardial infarction. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2005, 45: 508-514. PMID: 15708696, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2004.10.054.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary PCIPrimary percutaneous coronary interventionST-segment elevation resolutionMyocardial blush gradeAcute myocardial infarctionDiabetes mellitusMyocardial perfusionMyocardial infarctionIndependent predictorsGrade 3Late Angioplasty Complications (CADILLAC) trialTIMI flow grade 3Infarct-related arteryAbnormal myocardial perfusionPercutaneous coronary interventionAbciximab administrationControlled AbciximabPostprocedural ThrombolysisBlush gradePrimary angioplastyComplications TrialCoronary interventionReperfusion successMyocardial reperfusionPoor prognosis
2002
Impact of normalized myocardial perfusion after successful angioplasty in acute myocardial infarction
Stone GW, Peterson MA, Lansky AJ, Dangas G, Mehran R, Leon MB. Impact of normalized myocardial perfusion after successful angioplasty in acute myocardial infarction. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2002, 39: 591-597. PMID: 11849856, DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(01)01779-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary percutaneous coronary interventionTIMI 3 flowAcute myocardial infarctionMyocardial infarctionMyocardial perfusionMyocardial blushSuccessful angioplastyAngiographic myocardial blush gradeOne-year cumulative mortalityEpicardial coronary flowMyocardial blush scoreNormal myocardial blushHigh-risk featuresHigh-risk patientsMyocardial blush gradeAbnormal myocardial perfusionMyocardial perfusion gradePercutaneous coronary interventionSurvival of patientsNormal myocardial perfusionTIMI 0Blush gradeCardiogenic shockInfarct arteryCoronary intervention