Relation Between Leucocyte Count, Myonecrosis, Myocardial Perfusion, and Outcomes Following Primary Angioplasty
Prasad A, Stone GW, Stuckey TD, Costantini CO, Mehran R, Garcia E, Tcheng JE, Cox DA, Grines CL, Lansky AJ, Gersh BJ. Relation Between Leucocyte Count, Myonecrosis, Myocardial Perfusion, and Outcomes Following Primary Angioplasty. The American Journal Of Cardiology 2007, 99: 1067-1071. PMID: 17437729, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2006.11.063.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAge FactorsAgedAngioplasty, Balloon, CoronaryCoronary AngiographyCoronary CirculationCreatine KinaseFemaleForecastingHumansLeukocyte CountLeukocytosisMaleMicrocirculationMiddle AgedMyocardial InfarctionMyocardial ReperfusionProspective StudiesRetrospective StudiesSmokingSurvival RateTreatment OutcomeConceptsPrimary percutaneous coronary interventionPrimary PCIBaseline leukocyte countAcute myocardial infarctionHigh leukocyte countLeukocyte countMyocardial perfusionMyocardial blush grade 2/3Myocardial infarction (TIMI) flowMyocardial blush gradePredictors of mortalityPercutaneous coronary interventionNegative prognostic factorPeak creatine phosphokinaseBaseline leukocytosisCADILLAC trialBlush gradePrimary angioplastyCoronary interventionCurrent smokersIndependent predictorsPrognostic factorsReperfusion successClinical outcomesGrade 2/3