2016
Impact of gender on infarct size, ST-segment resolution, myocardial blush and clinical outcomes after primary stenting for acute myocardial infarction: Substudy from the EMERALD trial
Ng VG, Mori K, Costa RA, Kish M, Mehran R, Urata H, Saku K, Stone GW, Lansky AJ. Impact of gender on infarct size, ST-segment resolution, myocardial blush and clinical outcomes after primary stenting for acute myocardial infarction: Substudy from the EMERALD trial. International Journal Of Cardiology 2016, 207: 269-276. PMID: 26808991, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2016.01.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary percutaneous interventionAcute myocardial infarctionST-segment resolutionInfarct sizeMyocardial infarctionST-segment elevation acute myocardial infarctionPrimary PCIPrior acute myocardial infarctionElevation acute myocardial infarctionComplete ST resolutionSmaller infarct sizeDistal protection devicesSmall vessel sizeGender-specific factorsDistal protectionEMERALD trialLAD infarctsMore hypertensionWorse comorbiditiesMidterm outcomesPrimary stentingSegment resolutionAMI patientsClinical outcomesST resolution
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
2008
Contemporary outcomes of rescue percutaneous coronary intervention for acute myocardial infarction: Comparison with primary angioplasty and the role of distal protection devices (EMERALD trial)
Dangas G, Stone GW, Weinberg MD, Webb J, Cox DA, Brodie BR, Krucoff MW, Gibbons RJ, Lansky AJ, Mehran R, Investigators F. Contemporary outcomes of rescue percutaneous coronary intervention for acute myocardial infarction: Comparison with primary angioplasty and the role of distal protection devices (EMERALD trial). American Heart Journal 2008, 155: 1090-1096. PMID: 18513524, DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2007.12.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsST-segment resolutionTIMI 3 flowDistal protection devicesPrimary PCIDistal protectionInfarct sizeRescue PCIPost-procedural TIMI 3 flowRescue percutaneous coronary interventionComplete ST-segment resolutionSimilar myocardial perfusionPercutaneous coronary interventionST-elevation MIAcute myocardial infarctionHigher baseline ratesPrespecified comparisonPCI patientsPrimary angioplastyMonth mortalityPrimary endpointCoronary interventionClinical outcomesMulticenter trialClinical eventsPatient population
2007
Impact of Time to Treatment on Myocardial Reperfusion and Infarct Size With Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention for Acute Myocardial Infarction (from the EMERALD Trial)
Brodie BR, Webb J, Cox DA, Qureshi M, Kalynych A, Turco M, Schultheiss HP, Dulas D, Rutherford B, Antoniucci D, Stuckey T, Krucoff M, Gibbons R, Lansky A, Na Y, Mehran R, Stone GW, Investigators E. Impact of Time to Treatment on Myocardial Reperfusion and Infarct Size With Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention for Acute Myocardial Infarction (from the EMERALD Trial). The American Journal Of Cardiology 2007, 99: 1680-1686. PMID: 17560875, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2007.01.047.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary percutaneous coronary interventionPrimary PCIPercutaneous coronary interventionSmaller infarct sizeInfarct sizeNonanterior infarctionDistal protectionCoronary interventionMyocardial infarctionST-elevation myocardial infarctionHigh-risk patientsTriage of patientsAcute myocardial infarctionEMERALD trialImpact of timeControl patientsEarly reperfusionMyocardial reperfusionClinical outcomesAnterior infarctionMyocardial blushReperfusionInfarctionMortality ratePatients
2005
Distal Microcirculatory Protection During Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in Acute ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Stone GW, Webb J, Cox DA, Brodie BR, Qureshi M, Kalynych A, Turco M, Schultheiss HP, Dulas D, Rutherford BD, Antoniucci D, Krucoff MW, Gibbons RJ, Jones D, Lansky AJ, Mehran R, Investigators F. Distal Microcirculatory Protection During Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in Acute ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction: A Randomized Controlled Trial. JAMA 2005, 293: 1063-1072. PMID: 15741528, DOI: 10.1001/jama.293.9.1063.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsST-segment elevation myocardial infarctionPercutaneous coronary interventionST-segment resolutionAcute ST-segment elevation myocardial infarctionMajor adverse cardiac eventsAdverse cardiac eventsEvent-free survivalElevation myocardial infarctionDistal protectionInfarct sizeMyocardial infarctionCardiac eventsCoronary interventionReperfusion successBalloon occlusionEmergent percutaneous coronary interventionComplete ST-segment resolutionPrimary percutaneous coronary interventionEnd pointDistal balloon occlusionDistal embolic protectionPrimary PCI resultsCoprimary end pointsSecondary end pointsAcute myocardial infarction
2004
829-5 Primary angioplasty in acute myocardial infarction with distal protection of the microcirculation: Principal results from the prospective, randomized EMERALD trial
Stone G, Webb J, Cox D, Brodie B, Qureshi M, Dulas D, Kalynych A, Turco M, Schultheiss H, Rutherford B, Kruckoff M, Gibbons R, Lansky A, Pop R, Mehran R, Jones D. 829-5 Primary angioplasty in acute myocardial infarction with distal protection of the microcirculation: Principal results from the prospective, randomized EMERALD trial. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2004, 43: a285-a286. DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(04)91210-7.Peer-Reviewed Original Research