2012
A New Score for Risk Stratification of Patients With Acute Coronary Syndromes Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention The ACUITY-PCI (Acute Catheterization and Urgent Intervention Triage Strategy–Percutaneous Coronary Intervention) Risk Score
Palmerini T, Genereux P, Caixeta A, Cristea E, Lansky A, Mehran R, Della Riva D, Fahy M, Xu K, Stone GW. A New Score for Risk Stratification of Patients With Acute Coronary Syndromes Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention The ACUITY-PCI (Acute Catheterization and Urgent Intervention Triage Strategy–Percutaneous Coronary Intervention) Risk Score. JACC Cardiovascular Interventions 2012, 5: 1108-1116. PMID: 23174634, DOI: 10.1016/j.jcin.2012.07.011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPercutaneous coronary interventionAcute coronary syndromeCoronary artery diseaseRisk scoreRisk stratificationCoronary syndromeCoronary interventionArtery diseaseElectrocardiographic variablesSegment elevation acute coronary syndromesElevation acute coronary syndromeDiffuse coronary artery diseaseCardiac biomarker elevationClinical SYNTAX scoreEarly invasive strategyGRACE risk scoreTIMI risk scoreInsulin-treated diabetesNet reclassification improvementNew scoreBetter prognostic accuracyST-segment deviationACUITY trialAngiographic substudyRenal insufficiency
2011
Prognostic Significance of Coronary Thrombus in Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention for Acute Coronary Syndromes A Subanalysis of the ACUITY (Acute Catheterization and Urgent Intervention Triage strategY) Trial
Goto K, Lansky AJ, Nikolsky E, Fahy M, Feit F, Ohman EM, White HD, Mehran R, Bertrand ME, Desmet W, Hamon M, Stone GW. Prognostic Significance of Coronary Thrombus in Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention for Acute Coronary Syndromes A Subanalysis of the ACUITY (Acute Catheterization and Urgent Intervention Triage strategY) Trial. JACC Cardiovascular Interventions 2011, 4: 769-777. PMID: 21777885, DOI: 10.1016/j.jcin.2011.02.019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPercutaneous coronary interventionAcute coronary syndromeACUITY trialStent thrombosisMyocardial infarctionACS patientsCoronary interventionIndependent predictorsHigh-risk acute coronary syndromesSegment elevation acute coronary syndromesElevation acute coronary syndromeHigh-risk ACS patientsIndependent angiographic core laboratoryEpicardial coronary flowEarly invasive strategyRisk of deathHigh-risk populationAngiographic core laboratoryHigh rateBaseline angiographyCoronary syndromeIschemic complicationsAdjunctive pharmacotherapyCoronary thrombusPrognostic importance
2010
Predictive value of C-reactive protein on 30-day and 1-year mortality in acute coronary syndromes: an analysis from the ACUITY trial
Caixeta A, Stone GW, Mehran R, Lee EA, McLaurin BT, Cox DA, Bertrand ME, Lincoff AM, Moses JW, White HD, Ohman EM, Palmerini T, Syros G, Kittas C, Fahy M, Hooper WC, Lansky AJ, Dangas GD. Predictive value of C-reactive protein on 30-day and 1-year mortality in acute coronary syndromes: an analysis from the ACUITY trial. Journal Of Thrombosis And Thrombolysis 2010, 31: 154-164. PMID: 20953817, DOI: 10.1007/s11239-010-0516-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute coronary syndromeC-reactive proteinTroponin-positive patientsBaseline CRP levelsCRP levelsACUITY trialCoronary syndromeHigh-risk acute coronary syndromesQuartiles of CRPEarly invasive treatment strategyRelationship of CRPHigher baseline CRP levelsEarly invasive strategyLong-term mortalityPowerful independent predictorEarly invasive treatmentTroponin-negative patientsInvasive treatment strategyLate mortalityPositive patientsIndependent predictorsClinical outcomesCRP valuesHighest quartileMultivariable analysisClinical and Angiographic Predictors of Short- and Long-Term Ischemic Events in Acute Coronary Syndromes
Lansky AJ, Goto K, Cristea E, Fahy M, Parise H, Feit F, Ohman EM, White HD, Alexander KP, Bertrand ME, Desmet W, Hamon M, Mehran R, Moses J, Leon M, Stone GW. Clinical and Angiographic Predictors of Short- and Long-Term Ischemic Events in Acute Coronary Syndromes. Circulation Cardiovascular Interventions 2010, 3: 308-316. PMID: 20647564, DOI: 10.1161/circinterventions.109.887604.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute coronary syndromeLeft ventricular ejection fractionEarly invasive strategyPercutaneous coronary interventionVentricular ejection fractionComposite ischemiaIschemic eventsACS patientsAngiographic predictorsCoronary syndromeCoronary interventionEjection fractionInvasive strategyUrgent Intervention Triage Strategy (ACUITY) trialLong-term ischemic eventsCoronary artery bypassCardiac ischemic eventsClinical risk factorsPrognosis of patientsInsulin-treated diabetesMultivariable logistic regressionIndependent predictive valueLower hemoglobin valuesPercent diameter stenosisST-segment deviation