2007
Impact of collateral flow on myocardial reperfusion and infarct size in patients undergoing primary angioplasty for acute myocardial infarction
Sorajja P, Gersh BJ, Mehran R, Lansky AJ, Krucoff MW, Webb J, Cox DA, Brodie BR, Stone GW. Impact of collateral flow on myocardial reperfusion and infarct size in patients undergoing primary angioplasty for acute myocardial infarction. American Heart Journal 2007, 154: 379-384. PMID: 17643592, DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2007.04.034.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary percutaneous coronary interventionPrimary PCIBaseline collateral flowInfarct-related arteryAcute myocardial infarctionCollateral flowInfarct sizeClinical outcomesMyocardial reperfusionReperfusion successMyocardial infarctionLess ST segment elevationMajor adverse cardiac eventsAdverse cardiac eventsSubsequent clinical outcomesPercutaneous coronary interventionST-segment elevationST-segment recoveryAcute proceduralEMERALD trialNonanterior infarctionPrimary angioplastyStable anginaArtery occlusionCardiac events
2006
Relationship between infarct artery location, epicardial flow, and myocardial perfusion after primary percutaneous revascularization in acute myocardial infarction
Kandzari DE, Tcheng JE, Gersh BJ, Cox DA, Stuckey T, Turco M, Mehran R, Garcia E, Zimetbaum P, McGlaughlin MG, Lansky AJ, Costantini CO, Grines CL, Stone GW, Investigators F. Relationship between infarct artery location, epicardial flow, and myocardial perfusion after primary percutaneous revascularization in acute myocardial infarction. American Heart Journal 2006, 151: 1288-1295. PMID: 16781238, DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2005.08.017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary percutaneous coronary interventionAcute myocardial infarctionPrimary PCIST-segment resolutionMyocardial infarctionReperfusion successVentricular functionClinical outcomesCollateral flowAnterior infarctionMyocardial perfusionArtery locationFinal TIMI 3 flowIschemic target vessel revascularizationMajor adverse cardiac eventsReduced left ventricular functionRight coronary artery distributionPrimary percutaneous revascularizationAdverse cardiac eventsBaseline clinical characteristicsTarget vessel revascularizationTIMI 3 flowMyocardial blush gradePowerful independent predictorPercutaneous coronary intervention