Impact of gender on infarct size, ST-segment resolution, myocardial blush and clinical outcomes after primary stenting for acute myocardial infarction: Substudy from the EMERALD trial
Ng VG, Mori K, Costa RA, Kish M, Mehran R, Urata H, Saku K, Stone GW, Lansky AJ. Impact of gender on infarct size, ST-segment resolution, myocardial blush and clinical outcomes after primary stenting for acute myocardial infarction: Substudy from the EMERALD trial. International Journal Of Cardiology 2016, 207: 269-276. PMID: 26808991, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2016.01.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary percutaneous interventionAcute myocardial infarctionST-segment resolutionInfarct sizeMyocardial infarctionST-segment elevation acute myocardial infarctionPrimary PCIPrior acute myocardial infarctionElevation acute myocardial infarctionComplete ST resolutionSmaller infarct sizeDistal protection devicesSmall vessel sizeGender-specific factorsDistal protectionEMERALD trialLAD infarctsMore hypertensionWorse comorbiditiesMidterm outcomesPrimary stentingSegment resolutionAMI patientsClinical outcomesST resolution