Relation between late patency of the infarct-related artery, left ventricular function, and clinical outcomes after primary percutaneous intervention for acute myocardial infarction (CADILLAC trial)
Halkin A, Aymong E, Cox DA, Mehran R, Lansky AJ, Fahy M, Weisz G, Garcia E, Tcheng JE, Grines CL, Stone GW. Relation between late patency of the infarct-related artery, left ventricular function, and clinical outcomes after primary percutaneous intervention for acute myocardial infarction (CADILLAC trial). The American Journal Of Cardiology 2004, 93: 349-353. PMID: 14759389, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2003.10.019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInfarct-related arteryPercutaneous coronary interventionAcute myocardial infarctionInfarct arteryCoronary interventionVentricular functionClinical outcomesMyocardial infarctionMyocardial Infarction trial (TIMI) grade 3 flowPrimary percutaneous coronary interventionLeft ventricular ejection fractionDegree of restenosisGrade 3 flowPrimary percutaneous interventionEvent-free survivalVentricular ejection fractionLeft ventricular functionSustained patencyRoutine followEjection fractionIndependent predictorsLate patencyPercutaneous interventionSerial measuresArtery