Impact of body mass index on outcomes after primary angioplasty in acute myocardial infarction
Nikolsky E, Stone GW, Grines CL, Cox DA, Garcia E, Tcheng JE, Griffin JJ, Guagliumi G, Stuckey T, Turco M, Negoita M, Lansky AJ, Mehran R. Impact of body mass index on outcomes after primary angioplasty in acute myocardial infarction. American Heart Journal 2006, 151: 168-175. PMID: 16368312, DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2005.03.024.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary percutaneous coronary interventionPrimary PCIBody mass indexAcute myocardial infarctionNormal weight patientsBaseline body mass indexObese patientsMyocardial infarctionCreatinine clearanceMass indexNon-anterior myocardial infarctionAnterior acute myocardial infarctionLower inhospital mortalityGood renal functionHigher creatinine clearanceLower creatinine clearanceBlood product transfusionLow ejection fractionPercutaneous coronary interventionCADILLAC trialHours onsetInhospital mortalityHemorrhagic complicationsPrimary angioplastyProduct transfusion