Implications of ventricular arrhythmia “bursts” with normal epicardial flow, myocardial blush, and ST-segment recovery in anterior ST-elevation myocardial infarction reperfusion: A biosignature of direct myocellular injury “downstream of downstream”
Majidi M, Kosinski AS, Al-Khatib SM, Smolders L, Cristea E, Lansky AJ, Stone GW, Mehran R, Gibbons RJ, Crijns HJ, Wellens HJ, Gorgels AP, Krucoff MW. Implications of ventricular arrhythmia “bursts” with normal epicardial flow, myocardial blush, and ST-segment recovery in anterior ST-elevation myocardial infarction reperfusion: A biosignature of direct myocellular injury “downstream of downstream”. European Heart Journal Acute Cardiovascular Care 2014, 4: 51-59. PMID: 25063574, DOI: 10.1177/2048872614532414.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsST-segment recoveryMyocardial blush gradeST-segment elevation myocardial infarctionNormal epicardial flowTIMI 3 flowPercutaneous coronary interventionEpicardial flowLarger ISOptimal reperfusionVentricular arrhythmiasMyocellular injuryFinal TIMI 3 flowMyocardial Infarction 3 flowAnterior STEMI patientsElevation myocardial infarctionReperfusion ventricular arrhythmiasInfarct size assessmentMyocardial infarction reperfusionContinuous ECG monitoringMBG 2/3Myocardial ISBlush gradeSTEMI patientsCoronary interventionMyocardial reperfusion