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