Comparison of Myocardial Reperfusion in Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in ST-Segment Elevation Acute Myocardial Infarction With Versus Without Diabetes Mellitus (from the EMERALD Trial)
Marso SP, Miller T, Rutherford BD, Gibbons RJ, Qureshi M, Kalynych A, Turco M, Schultheiss HP, Mehran R, Krucoff MW, Lansky AJ, Stone GW. Comparison of Myocardial Reperfusion in Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in ST-Segment Elevation Acute Myocardial Infarction With Versus Without Diabetes Mellitus (from the EMERALD Trial). The American Journal Of Cardiology 2007, 100: 206-210. PMID: 17631071, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2007.02.080.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary percutaneous coronary interventionST-segment elevation myocardial infarctionElevation myocardial infarctionPrimary PCIMyocardial blush gradeCongestive heart failurePercutaneous coronary interventionMyocardial infarctionNondiabetic patientsDiabetes mellitusInfarct sizeMyocardial perfusionBlush gradeCoronary interventionHeart failureMyocardial reperfusionDiabetic patientsAcute ST-segment elevation myocardial infarctionST-segment elevation acute myocardial infarctionFinal myocardial blush gradeVersus Without Diabetes MellitusElevation acute myocardial infarctionSevere congestive heart failureDistal embolic protectionFinal infarct size