2014
Impact of Nonculprit Vessel Myocardial Perfusion on Outcomes of Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention for Acute Coronary Syndromes Analysis From the ACUITY Trial (Acute Catheterization and Urgent Intervention Triage Strategy)
Lansky AJ, Ng VG, Meller S, Xu K, Fahy M, Feit F, Ohman EM, White HD, Mehran R, Bertrand ME, Desmet W, Hamon M, Stone GW. Impact of Nonculprit Vessel Myocardial Perfusion on Outcomes of Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention for Acute Coronary Syndromes Analysis From the ACUITY Trial (Acute Catheterization and Urgent Intervention Triage Strategy). JACC Cardiovascular Interventions 2014, 7: 266-275. PMID: 24650400, DOI: 10.1016/j.jcin.2013.08.016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcute Coronary SyndromeAgedCardiac CatheterizationCoronary AngiographyCoronary CirculationDouble-Blind MethodElectrocardiographyEmergenciesFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansMaleMiddle AgedMyocardial Perfusion ImagingPercutaneous Coronary InterventionPericardiumPractice Guidelines as TopicPrognosisProspective StudiesSurvival RateTriageUnited StatesConceptsPercutaneous coronary interventionMyocardial blush gradeNSTE-ACS patientsMBG 0/1Myocardial perfusionACUITY trialNonculprit vesselsCulprit vesselCoronary interventionSegment elevation acute coronary syndrome patientsST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) patientsElevation acute coronary syndrome patientsOutcomes of PCIAcute Coronary Syndromes AnalysisTIMI flow grade 3Worse baseline clinical characteristicsAcute coronary syndrome patientsElevation myocardial infarction patientsLong-term mortality ratesInfarct-related vesselBaseline clinical characteristicsOutcomes of patientsCoronary syndrome patientsRisk-stratify patientsMyocardial infarction patients
2009
Correlations between epicardial flow, microvascular reperfusion, infarct size and clinical outcomes in patients with anterior versus non-anterior myocardial infarction treated with primary or rescue angioplasty: analysis from the EMERALD trial.
Nikolsky E, Stone GW, Lee E, Lansky AJ, Webb J, Cox DA, Brodie BR, Turco MA, Rutherford BD, Kalynych AM, Antoniucci D, Krucoff MW, Gibbons RJ, Fahy M, Mehran R. Correlations between epicardial flow, microvascular reperfusion, infarct size and clinical outcomes in patients with anterior versus non-anterior myocardial infarction treated with primary or rescue angioplasty: analysis from the EMERALD trial. EuroIntervention 2009, 5: 417-24. PMID: 19755327, DOI: 10.4244/eijv5i4a66.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAngioplastyAngioplasty, Balloon, CoronaryBlood PressureBradycardiaFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedMulticenter Studies as TopicMyocardial InfarctionPostoperative ComplicationsRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicStentsSurvival AnalysisSurvivorsTachycardiaTreatment FailureTreatment OutcomeConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionMicrovascular reperfusionInfarct sizeClinical outcomesMyocardial infarctionEMERALD trialLAD infarctsDistal protectionGrade 3Final TIMI flow grade 3Myocardial blush grade 3Non-anterior myocardial infarctionTIMI flow grade 3ST-segment resolutionEvent-free survivalInfarct-related arteryLarger infarct sizeSevere heart failureRate of reperfusionRescue angioplastyCulprit vesselPrimary PCIReperfusion successEpicardial flowHeart failure
2005
Impact of diabetes mellitus on myocardial perfusion after primary angioplasty in patients with acute myocardial infarction
Prasad A, Stone GW, Stuckey TD, Costantini CO, Zimetbaum PJ, McLaughlin M, Mehran R, Garcia E, Tcheng JE, Cox DA, Grines CL, Lansky AJ, Gersh BJ. Impact of diabetes mellitus on myocardial perfusion after primary angioplasty in patients with acute myocardial infarction. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2005, 45: 508-514. PMID: 15708696, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2004.10.054.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary PCIPrimary percutaneous coronary interventionST-segment elevation resolutionMyocardial blush gradeAcute myocardial infarctionDiabetes mellitusMyocardial perfusionMyocardial infarctionIndependent predictorsGrade 3Late Angioplasty Complications (CADILLAC) trialTIMI flow grade 3Infarct-related arteryAbnormal myocardial perfusionPercutaneous coronary interventionAbciximab administrationControlled AbciximabPostprocedural ThrombolysisBlush gradePrimary angioplastyComplications TrialCoronary interventionReperfusion successMyocardial reperfusionPoor prognosis