Implications of pre-procedural TIMI flow in patients with non ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndromes undergoing percutaneous coronary revascularization: Insights from the ACUITY trial
De Luca G, Brener SJ, Mehran R, Lansky AJ, McLaurin BT, Cox DA, Cristea E, Fahy M, Stone GW. Implications of pre-procedural TIMI flow in patients with non ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndromes undergoing percutaneous coronary revascularization: Insights from the ACUITY trial. International Journal Of Cardiology 2012, 167: 727-732. PMID: 22464479, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2012.03.058.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsST-segment elevation myocardial infarctionPercutaneous coronary interventionAcute coronary syndromeHigh-risk patientsTIMI flowACUITY trialCoronary syndromeMyocardial infarctionNon-ST segment elevation acute coronary syndromesST-segment elevation acute coronary syndromePost-PCI TIMI 3 flowElevation acute coronary syndromeIndependent angiographic core laboratoryPre-procedural TIMI flowBaseline TIMI flowPre-PCI TIMIPreprocedural TIMI flowTIMI 3 flowEarly invasive managementElevation myocardial infarctionNegative prognostic impactPercutaneous coronary revascularizationAngiographic core laboratoryReduced ThrombolysisTIMI 0/1