2014
Implications of ventricular arrhythmia “bursts” with normal epicardial flow, myocardial blush, and ST-segment recovery in anterior ST-elevation myocardial infarction reperfusion: A biosignature of direct myocellular injury “downstream of downstream”
Majidi M, Kosinski AS, Al-Khatib SM, Smolders L, Cristea E, Lansky AJ, Stone GW, Mehran R, Gibbons RJ, Crijns HJ, Wellens HJ, Gorgels AP, Krucoff MW. Implications of ventricular arrhythmia “bursts” with normal epicardial flow, myocardial blush, and ST-segment recovery in anterior ST-elevation myocardial infarction reperfusion: A biosignature of direct myocellular injury “downstream of downstream”. European Heart Journal Acute Cardiovascular Care 2014, 4: 51-59. PMID: 25063574, DOI: 10.1177/2048872614532414.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsST-segment recoveryMyocardial blush gradeST-segment elevation myocardial infarctionNormal epicardial flowTIMI 3 flowPercutaneous coronary interventionEpicardial flowLarger ISOptimal reperfusionVentricular arrhythmiasMyocellular injuryFinal TIMI 3 flowMyocardial Infarction 3 flowAnterior STEMI patientsElevation myocardial infarctionReperfusion ventricular arrhythmiasInfarct size assessmentMyocardial infarction reperfusionContinuous ECG monitoringMBG 2/3Myocardial ISBlush gradeSTEMI patientsCoronary interventionMyocardial reperfusion
2013
Predictors of suboptimal TIMI flow after primary angioplasty for acute myocardial infarction: results from the HORIZONS-AMI trial.
Caixeta A, Lansky AJ, Mehran R, Brener SJ, Claessen B, Généreux P, Palmerini T, Witzenbichler B, Guagliumi G, Brodie BR, Dudek D, Fahy M, Dangas GD, Stone GW. Predictors of suboptimal TIMI flow after primary angioplasty for acute myocardial infarction: results from the HORIZONS-AMI trial. EuroIntervention 2013, 9: 220-7. PMID: 23518872, DOI: 10.4244/eijv9i2a37.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAge FactorsAgedAngioplasty, Balloon, CoronaryAntithrombinsChi-Square DistributionCoronary AngiographyCoronary CirculationFemaleHumansKaplan-Meier EstimateLogistic ModelsMaleMiddle AgedMyocardial InfarctionOdds RatioPlatelet Aggregation InhibitorsPredictive Value of TestsProportional Hazards ModelsProspective StudiesRecovery of FunctionRisk FactorsTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeConceptsTIMI 3 flowFinal TIMI 3 flowHORIZONS-AMI trialAcute myocardial infarctionPrimary PCITIMI flowMyocardial infarctionGlycoprotein IIb/IIIa inhibitorsIIb/IIIa inhibitorsNormal TIMI flowThree-year mortalityMulticentre prospective studyPatient-related factorsBaseline TIMIAngiographic factorsPrimary angioplastyIndependent predictorsUnfractionated heparinProspective studyAnterior MIAnatomical factorsPatientsTIMICore labLesion length
2006
Relationship between infarct artery location, epicardial flow, and myocardial perfusion after primary percutaneous revascularization in acute myocardial infarction
Kandzari DE, Tcheng JE, Gersh BJ, Cox DA, Stuckey T, Turco M, Mehran R, Garcia E, Zimetbaum P, McGlaughlin MG, Lansky AJ, Costantini CO, Grines CL, Stone GW, Investigators F. Relationship between infarct artery location, epicardial flow, and myocardial perfusion after primary percutaneous revascularization in acute myocardial infarction. American Heart Journal 2006, 151: 1288-1295. PMID: 16781238, DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2005.08.017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary percutaneous coronary interventionAcute myocardial infarctionPrimary PCIST-segment resolutionMyocardial infarctionReperfusion successVentricular functionClinical outcomesCollateral flowAnterior infarctionMyocardial perfusionArtery locationFinal TIMI 3 flowIschemic target vessel revascularizationMajor adverse cardiac eventsReduced left ventricular functionRight coronary artery distributionPrimary percutaneous revascularizationAdverse cardiac eventsBaseline clinical characteristicsTarget vessel revascularizationTIMI 3 flowMyocardial blush gradePowerful independent predictorPercutaneous coronary intervention
2001
Rheolytic thrombectomy during percutaneous revascularization for acute myocardial infarction: Experience with the AngioJet catheter
Silva J, Ramee S, Cohen D, Carrozza J, Popma J, Lansky A, Dandreo K, Baim D, George B, McCormick D, Setum C, Kuntz R. Rheolytic thrombectomy during percutaneous revascularization for acute myocardial infarction: Experience with the AngioJet catheter. American Heart Journal 2001, 141: 353-359. PMID: 11231431, DOI: 10.1067/mhj.2001.112997.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionImmediate definitive treatmentMyocardial infarctionRheolytic thrombectomyDefinitive treatmentDistal embolizationBalloon angioplastyFinal TIMI 3 flowAngioJet rheolytic thrombectomySubsequent definitive treatmentHospital mortality rateTIMI 3 flowMajor adverse eventsThrombus-containing lesionsMechanical thrombectomy devicesEvident thrombusPercutaneous revascularizationAdverse eventsAdjunctive treatmentProcedural complicationsAngioJet catheterClinical outcomesCoronary flowProcedure successThrombectomy devices