2011
Prognostic Significance of Coronary Thrombus in Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention for Acute Coronary Syndromes A Subanalysis of the ACUITY (Acute Catheterization and Urgent Intervention Triage strategY) Trial
Goto K, Lansky AJ, Nikolsky E, Fahy M, Feit F, Ohman EM, White HD, Mehran R, Bertrand ME, Desmet W, Hamon M, Stone GW. Prognostic Significance of Coronary Thrombus in Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention for Acute Coronary Syndromes A Subanalysis of the ACUITY (Acute Catheterization and Urgent Intervention Triage strategY) Trial. JACC Cardiovascular Interventions 2011, 4: 769-777. PMID: 21777885, DOI: 10.1016/j.jcin.2011.02.019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPercutaneous coronary interventionAcute coronary syndromeACUITY trialStent thrombosisMyocardial infarctionACS patientsCoronary interventionIndependent predictorsHigh-risk acute coronary syndromesSegment elevation acute coronary syndromesElevation acute coronary syndromeHigh-risk ACS patientsIndependent angiographic core laboratoryEpicardial coronary flowEarly invasive strategyRisk of deathHigh-risk populationAngiographic core laboratoryHigh rateBaseline angiographyCoronary syndromeIschemic complicationsAdjunctive pharmacotherapyCoronary thrombusPrognostic importance
2002
Impact of normalized myocardial perfusion after successful angioplasty in acute myocardial infarction
Stone GW, Peterson MA, Lansky AJ, Dangas G, Mehran R, Leon MB. Impact of normalized myocardial perfusion after successful angioplasty in acute myocardial infarction. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2002, 39: 591-597. PMID: 11849856, DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(01)01779-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary percutaneous coronary interventionTIMI 3 flowAcute myocardial infarctionMyocardial infarctionMyocardial perfusionMyocardial blushSuccessful angioplastyAngiographic myocardial blush gradeOne-year cumulative mortalityEpicardial coronary flowMyocardial blush scoreNormal myocardial blushHigh-risk featuresHigh-risk patientsMyocardial blush gradeAbnormal myocardial perfusionMyocardial perfusion gradePercutaneous coronary interventionSurvival of patientsNormal myocardial perfusionTIMI 0Blush gradeCardiogenic shockInfarct arteryCoronary intervention