Operator Versus Core Laboratory Assessment of Angiographic Reperfusion Markers in Patients Undergoing Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention for ST-Segment–Elevation Myocardial Infarction
Brener SJ, Cristea E, Lansky AJ, Fahy M, Mehran R, Stone GW. Operator Versus Core Laboratory Assessment of Angiographic Reperfusion Markers in Patients Undergoing Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention for ST-Segment–Elevation Myocardial Infarction. Circulation Cardiovascular Interventions 2012, 5: 563-569. PMID: 22828707, DOI: 10.1161/circinterventions.112.969022.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAnticoagulantsAntithrombinsCoronary AngiographyCoronary CirculationDrug-Eluting StentsElectrocardiographyFemaleHeparinHirudinsHumansMaleMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisMyocardial InfarctionObserver VariationPaclitaxelPeptide FragmentsPercutaneous Coronary InterventionPredictive Value of TestsPrognosisRecombinant ProteinsTubulin ModulatorsConceptsPrimary percutaneous coronary interventionMyocardial blush gradeST-segment elevation myocardial infarctionPercutaneous coronary interventionTIMI flowMyocardial infarctionCoronary interventionMBG 2Post-PCI myocardial blush gradePost-PCI TIMI 3 flowPrimary PCIFinal myocardial blush gradeFinal TIMI flow 0Pre-PCI TIMI flowCore laboratory assessmentFinal TIMI flowRelative prognostic utilityTIMI flow 0Myocardial infarction (TIMI) flowTIMI 3 flowElevation myocardial infarctionImportant prognostic indicatorHarmonizing OutcomesMBG 0Reperfusion markerImplications 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