Impact of treatment delays on outcomes of primary percutaneous coronary intervention for acute myocardial infarction: Analysis from the CADILLAC trial
Brodie BR, Stone GW, Cox DA, Stuckey TD, Turco M, Tcheng JE, Berger P, Mehran R, McLaughlin M, Costantini C, Lansky AJ, Grines CL. Impact of treatment delays on outcomes of primary percutaneous coronary intervention for acute myocardial infarction: Analysis from the CADILLAC trial. American Heart Journal 2006, 151: 1231-1238. PMID: 16781224, DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2005.07.016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary percutaneous coronary interventionPercutaneous coronary interventionAcute myocardial infarctionLow-risk patientsLeft ventricular functionOnset of symptomsTreatment delayCoronary interventionEarly reperfusionMyocardial infarctionCADILLAC trialVentricular functionComplete ST-segment resolutionPercutaneous transluminal coronary angioplastyFrequent grade 2ST-segment resolutionHigh-risk patientsSuperior clinical outcomesTransluminal coronary angioplastyMicrovascular reperfusionBalloon timeCoronary angioplastyClinical outcomesMyocardial blushPatient triage