2015
Prognostic utility of myocardial blush grade after PCI in patients with NSTE‐ACS: Analysis from the ACUITY trial
Ng VG, Lansky AJ, Toro S, Parise H, Cristea E, Mehran R, Stone GW. Prognostic utility of myocardial blush grade after PCI in patients with NSTE‐ACS: Analysis from the ACUITY trial. Catheterization And Cardiovascular Interventions 2015, 88: 215-224. PMID: 25641255, DOI: 10.1002/ccd.25865.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcute Coronary SyndromeAgedChi-Square DistributionCoronary AngiographyCoronary CirculationCoronary VesselsFemaleHumansKaplan-Meier EstimateMaleMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisMyocardial Perfusion ImagingNon-ST Elevated Myocardial InfarctionOdds RatioPercutaneous Coronary InterventionPredictive Value of TestsProportional Hazards ModelsRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsTreatment OutcomeConceptsMyocardial blush gradePercutaneous coronary interventionST-segment elevation myocardial infarctionNSTE-ACS patientsComposite ischemiaMBG 0/1Non-ST segment elevation acute coronary syndromesSegment elevation acute coronary syndromesElevation acute coronary syndromeFinal myocardial blush gradeIndependent angiographic core laboratoryNet adverse clinical eventsNon-CABG major bleedingNormal epicardial flowOutcomes of patientsTIMI 3 flowAcute coronary syndromeIschemia-driven revascularizationAdverse clinical eventsElevation myocardial infarctionNormal myocardial perfusionAngiographic core laboratoryHigh rateACUITY trialMajor bleeding
2014
Implications of ventricular arrhythmia “bursts” with normal epicardial flow, myocardial blush, and ST-segment recovery in anterior ST-elevation myocardial infarction reperfusion: A biosignature of direct myocellular injury “downstream of downstream”
Majidi M, Kosinski AS, Al-Khatib SM, Smolders L, Cristea E, Lansky AJ, Stone GW, Mehran R, Gibbons RJ, Crijns HJ, Wellens HJ, Gorgels AP, Krucoff MW. Implications of ventricular arrhythmia “bursts” with normal epicardial flow, myocardial blush, and ST-segment recovery in anterior ST-elevation myocardial infarction reperfusion: A biosignature of direct myocellular injury “downstream of downstream”. European Heart Journal Acute Cardiovascular Care 2014, 4: 51-59. PMID: 25063574, DOI: 10.1177/2048872614532414.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsST-segment recoveryMyocardial blush gradeST-segment elevation myocardial infarctionNormal epicardial flowTIMI 3 flowPercutaneous coronary interventionEpicardial flowLarger ISOptimal reperfusionVentricular arrhythmiasMyocellular injuryFinal TIMI 3 flowMyocardial Infarction 3 flowAnterior STEMI patientsElevation myocardial infarctionReperfusion ventricular arrhythmiasInfarct size assessmentMyocardial infarction reperfusionContinuous ECG monitoringMBG 2/3Myocardial ISBlush gradeSTEMI patientsCoronary interventionMyocardial reperfusion