2009
Paclitaxel-Eluting Stents versus Bare-Metal Stents in Acute Myocardial Infarction
Stone GW, Lansky AJ, Pocock SJ, Gersh BJ, Dangas G, Wong SC, Witzenbichler B, Guagliumi G, Peruga JZ, Brodie BR, Dudek D, Möckel M, Ochala A, Kellock A, Parise H, Mehran R. Paclitaxel-Eluting Stents versus Bare-Metal Stents in Acute Myocardial Infarction. New England Journal Of Medicine 2009, 360: 1946-1959. PMID: 19420364, DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa0810116.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAngioplasty, Balloon, CoronaryCombined Modality TherapyCoronary AngiographyCoronary RestenosisCoronary StenosisDrug-Eluting StentsFemaleFibrinolytic AgentsFollow-Up StudiesHumansKaplan-Meier EstimateMaleMiddle AgedMyocardial InfarctionPaclitaxelRecurrenceRetreatmentRiskStentsSwedenConceptsST-segment elevation myocardial infarctionPrimary percutaneous coronary interventionPaclitaxel-eluting stentsBare metal stentsElevation myocardial infarctionTarget lesion revascularizationMyocardial infarctionAngiographic evidenceEnd pointStent thrombosisIschemia-driven target lesion revascularizationPrimary PCIComposite safety end pointIdentical bare-metal stentMajor secondary end pointPrimary end pointSafety end pointSecondary end pointsTarget vessel revascularizationPercutaneous coronary interventionRepeat revascularization proceduresAcute myocardial infarctionSafety outcome measuresDrug-eluting stentsBinary restenosis
2001
Normal Flow (TIMI-3) Before Mechanical Reperfusion Therapy Is an Independent Determinant of Survival in Acute Myocardial Infarction
Stone G, Cox D, Garcia E, Brodie B, Morice M, Griffin J, Mattos L, Lansky A, O’Neill W, Grines C. Normal Flow (TIMI-3) Before Mechanical Reperfusion Therapy Is an Independent Determinant of Survival in Acute Myocardial Infarction. Circulation 2001, 104: 636-641. PMID: 11489767, DOI: 10.1161/hc3101.093701.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTIMI 3 flowAcute myocardial infarctionInitial TIMI 3 flowMyocardial infarctionPrimary PTCAEarly reperfusionHeart failureIndependent determinantsNew-onset heart failurePostprocedural TIMI 3 flowTIMI 3 flow ratesMechanical reperfusion therapyTIMI 0/1 flowTIMI 2 flowProspective randomized trialsShorter hospital stayVentricular ejection fractionInitial angiographyAngiographic evidenceHospital stayLytic therapyReperfusion therapyVentricular failureSpontaneous reperfusionEarly administration