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