2013
The impact of the coronary collateral circulation on outcomes in patients with acute coronary syndromes: results from the ACUITY trial
Meier P, Lansky AJ, Fahy M, Xu K, White HD, Bertrand ME, Mehran R, Stone GW. The impact of the coronary collateral circulation on outcomes in patients with acute coronary syndromes: results from the ACUITY trial. Heart 2013, 100: 647. PMID: 24310521, DOI: 10.1136/heartjnl-2013-304435.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcute Coronary SyndromeAgedCollateral CirculationCoronary AngiographyCoronary Artery BypassCoronary CirculationFemaleFibrinolytic AgentsHumansKaplan-Meier EstimateMaleMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisMyocardial InfarctionPercutaneous Coronary InterventionPredictive Value of TestsProportional Hazards ModelsRisk FactorsTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeConceptsMajor adverse cardiac eventsAcute coronary syndromeTarget vessel revascularisationPercutaneous coronary interventionAdverse cardiac eventsCoronary collateral circulationMyocardial infarctionCoronary syndromeCardiac eventsClinical outcomesCollateral circulationHigh-risk acute coronary syndromesUrgent Intervention Triage Strategy (ACUITY) trialIndependent angiographic core laboratorySubgroup of patientsCoronary collateral vesselsAngiographic core laboratoryPresence of collateralsACUITY trialAcute CatheterizationRentrop scoreVessel revascularisationMultivariable adjustmentCoronary interventionVisible collateralsThe collateral circulation of the heart
Meier P, Schirmer SH, Lansky AJ, Timmis A, Pitt B, Seiler C. The collateral circulation of the heart. BMC Medicine 2013, 11: 143. PMID: 23735225, PMCID: PMC3689049, DOI: 10.1186/1741-7015-11-143.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBlood Flow VelocityCollateral CirculationCoronary CirculationCoronary VesselsHeartHumansConceptsCoronary artery diseaseCollateral arteriesArtery diseaseCollateral circulationCoronary arteryOcclusive coronary artery diseaseRelevant protective roleEpicardial coronary arteriesFirst clinical trialIntracoronary pressure measurementsRecent pilot studyExternal counterpulsationEnd arteriesClinical trialsBlood supplyArteryProtective roleGranulocyte colonyAnastomotic vesselsPilot studyGrowth factorGold standardDiseasePressure measurementsVessels
2011
The impact of the coronary collateral circulation on mortality: a meta-analysis
Meier P, Hemingway H, Lansky AJ, Knapp G, Pitt B, Seiler C. The impact of the coronary collateral circulation on mortality: a meta-analysis. European Heart Journal 2011, 33: 614-621. PMID: 21969521, DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehr308.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedCollateral CirculationCoronary Artery DiseaseCoronary CirculationFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedMyocardial InfarctionPrognosisRisk FactorsConceptsCoronary artery diseaseStable coronary artery diseaseCoronary collateral circulationMyocardial infarctionCollateral circulationRisk ratioHigh collateralizationLow collateralizationSummary risk ratiosAcute myocardial infarctionSubacute myocardial infarctionRandom-effects modelRelevant protective effectCause mortalityCoronary collateralsHard endpointsArtery diseaseCoronary collateralizationVentricular remodellingInfarct sizeClinical endpointsBlood supplyProtective effectMortality riskPatients
2007
Impact of collateral flow on myocardial reperfusion and infarct size in patients undergoing primary angioplasty for acute myocardial infarction
Sorajja P, Gersh BJ, Mehran R, Lansky AJ, Krucoff MW, Webb J, Cox DA, Brodie BR, Stone GW. Impact of collateral flow on myocardial reperfusion and infarct size in patients undergoing primary angioplasty for acute myocardial infarction. American Heart Journal 2007, 154: 379-384. PMID: 17643592, DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2007.04.034.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary percutaneous coronary interventionPrimary PCIBaseline collateral flowInfarct-related arteryAcute myocardial infarctionCollateral flowInfarct sizeClinical outcomesMyocardial reperfusionReperfusion successMyocardial infarctionLess ST segment elevationMajor adverse cardiac eventsAdverse cardiac eventsSubsequent clinical outcomesPercutaneous coronary interventionST-segment elevationST-segment recoveryAcute proceduralEMERALD trialNonanterior infarctionPrimary angioplastyStable anginaArtery occlusionCardiac events