2011
Predictors and Implications of Coronary Infarct Artery Patency at Initial Angiography in Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction (from the CADILLAC and HORIZONS-AMI Trials)
Brener SJ, Mehran R, Brodie BR, Guagliumi G, Witzenbichler B, Cristea E, Xu K, Lansky AJ, Stone GW. Predictors and Implications of Coronary Infarct Artery Patency at Initial Angiography in Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction (from the CADILLAC and HORIZONS-AMI Trials). The American Journal Of Cardiology 2011, 108: 918-923. PMID: 21764028, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2011.05.022.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAbciximabAgedAngioplasty, Balloon, CoronaryAntibodies, MonoclonalCoronary AngiographyCoronary CirculationCoronary VesselsDrug-Eluting StentsElectrocardiographyFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansImmunoglobulin Fab FragmentsMaleMiddle AgedMyocardial InfarctionPlatelet Aggregation InhibitorsPredictive Value of TestsRegional Blood FlowVascular PatencyConceptsTIMI grade 3 flowGrade 3 flowFinal TIMI grade 3 flowST-segment elevation myocardial infarctionElevation myocardial infarctionIndependent predictorsMyocardial infarctionPre-percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) thrombolysisMyocardial Infarction (TIMI) grade 3 flowAcute Myocardial Infarction trialExtensive coronary diseaseLate Angioplasty ComplicationsMyocardial Infarction trialInfarct artery patencyAcute myocardial infarctionSignificant independent predictorsHigh-risk characteristicsAngioplasty complicationsBaseline TIMIControlled AbciximabHarmonizing OutcomesInitial angiographyCause mortalityPrimary PCIArtery patency
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