2015
Prognostic utility of myocardial blush grade after PCI in patients with NSTE‐ACS: Analysis from the ACUITY trial
Ng VG, Lansky AJ, Toro S, Parise H, Cristea E, Mehran R, Stone GW. Prognostic utility of myocardial blush grade after PCI in patients with NSTE‐ACS: Analysis from the ACUITY trial. Catheterization And Cardiovascular Interventions 2015, 88: 215-224. PMID: 25641255, DOI: 10.1002/ccd.25865.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcute Coronary SyndromeAgedChi-Square DistributionCoronary AngiographyCoronary CirculationCoronary VesselsFemaleHumansKaplan-Meier EstimateMaleMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisMyocardial Perfusion ImagingNon-ST Elevated Myocardial InfarctionOdds RatioPercutaneous Coronary InterventionPredictive Value of TestsProportional Hazards ModelsRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsTreatment OutcomeConceptsMyocardial blush gradePercutaneous coronary interventionST-segment elevation myocardial infarctionNSTE-ACS patientsComposite ischemiaMBG 0/1Non-ST segment elevation acute coronary syndromesSegment elevation acute coronary syndromesElevation acute coronary syndromeFinal myocardial blush gradeIndependent angiographic core laboratoryNet adverse clinical eventsNon-CABG major bleedingNormal epicardial flowOutcomes of patientsTIMI 3 flowAcute coronary syndromeIschemia-driven revascularizationAdverse clinical eventsElevation myocardial infarctionNormal myocardial perfusionAngiographic core laboratoryHigh rateACUITY trialMajor bleeding
2004
Frequency, correlates, and clinical implications of myocardial perfusion after primary angioplasty and stenting, with and without glycoprotein IIb/IIIa inhibition, in acute myocardial infarction
Costantini CO, Stone GW, Mehran R, Aymong E, Grines CL, Cox DA, Stuckey T, Turco M, Gersh BJ, Tcheng JE, Garcia E, Griffin JJ, Guagliumi G, Leon MB, Lansky AJ. Frequency, correlates, and clinical implications of myocardial perfusion after primary angioplasty and stenting, with and without glycoprotein IIb/IIIa inhibition, in acute myocardial infarction. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2004, 44: 305-312. PMID: 15261923, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2004.03.058.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionIIb/IIIa inhibitorsTissue-level perfusionMyocardial perfusionPrimary angioplastyMyocardial infarctionGlycoprotein IIb/IIIa inhibitionGlycoprotein IIb/IIIa inhibitorsGP IIb/IIIa inhibitorsClinical implicationsIIb/IIIa inhibitionSimilar long-term mortalityLarge-scale prospective studiesMechanical reperfusion strategiesLong-term mortalityMyocardial blush gradeMinority of patientsNormal myocardial perfusionDistinct risk categoriesBlush gradePrimary PCIReperfusion strategyMyocardial reperfusionBalloon angioplastyPrognostic importance
2002
Impact of normalized myocardial perfusion after successful angioplasty in acute myocardial infarction
Stone GW, Peterson MA, Lansky AJ, Dangas G, Mehran R, Leon MB. Impact of normalized myocardial perfusion after successful angioplasty in acute myocardial infarction. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2002, 39: 591-597. PMID: 11849856, DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(01)01779-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary percutaneous coronary interventionTIMI 3 flowAcute myocardial infarctionMyocardial infarctionMyocardial perfusionMyocardial blushSuccessful angioplastyAngiographic myocardial blush gradeOne-year cumulative mortalityEpicardial coronary flowMyocardial blush scoreNormal myocardial blushHigh-risk featuresHigh-risk patientsMyocardial blush gradeAbnormal myocardial perfusionMyocardial perfusion gradePercutaneous coronary interventionSurvival of patientsNormal myocardial perfusionTIMI 0Blush gradeCardiogenic shockInfarct arteryCoronary intervention