2006
Impact of body mass index on outcomes after primary angioplasty in acute myocardial infarction
Nikolsky E, Stone GW, Grines CL, Cox DA, Garcia E, Tcheng JE, Griffin JJ, Guagliumi G, Stuckey T, Turco M, Negoita M, Lansky AJ, Mehran R. Impact of body mass index on outcomes after primary angioplasty in acute myocardial infarction. American Heart Journal 2006, 151: 168-175. PMID: 16368312, DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2005.03.024.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary percutaneous coronary interventionPrimary PCIBody mass indexAcute myocardial infarctionNormal weight patientsBaseline body mass indexObese patientsMyocardial infarctionCreatinine clearanceMass indexNon-anterior myocardial infarctionAnterior acute myocardial infarctionLower inhospital mortalityGood renal functionHigher creatinine clearanceLower creatinine clearanceBlood product transfusionLow ejection fractionPercutaneous coronary interventionCADILLAC trialHours onsetInhospital mortalityHemorrhagic complicationsPrimary angioplastyProduct transfusion
2004
Prognostic significance of cerebrovascular and peripheral arterial disease in patients having percutaneous coronary interventions
Nikolsky E, Mehran R, Dangas GD, Lasic Z, Mintz GS, Negoita M, Lansky AJ, Stone GW, Moussa I, Iyer S, Na Y, Moses JW, Leon MB. Prognostic significance of cerebrovascular and peripheral arterial disease in patients having percutaneous coronary interventions. The American Journal Of Cardiology 2004, 93: 1536-1539. PMID: 15194030, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2004.03.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAge FactorsAgedAngioplasty, Balloon, CoronaryBody Mass IndexCase-Control StudiesCerebrovascular DisordersCoronary Artery DiseaseDiabetes ComplicationsFemaleHospital MortalityHumansKidney Failure, ChronicLength of StayLogistic ModelsMaleMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisPeripheral Vascular DiseasesPrognosisSaphenous VeinSex Factors