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 collaterals
2012
Coronary collaterals and risk for restenosis after percutaneous coronary interventions: a meta-analysis
Meier P, Indermuehle A, Pitt B, Traupe T, de Marchi SF, Crake T, Knapp G, Lansky AJ, Seiler C. Coronary collaterals and risk for restenosis after percutaneous coronary interventions: a meta-analysis. BMC Medicine 2012, 10: 62. PMID: 22720974, PMCID: PMC3386894, DOI: 10.1186/1741-7015-10-62.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPercutaneous coronary interventionCoronary collateral circulationCoronary artery diseaseRisk ratioCoronary interventionCollateral circulationGood collateralizationCoronary collateralsStable coronary artery diseaseGood coronary collateralizationSummary risk ratiosSubgroup of patientsAcute myocardial infarctionRisk of restenosisIntracoronary pressure measurementsRandom-effects modelPoor collateralsAngiographic restenosisPrimary endpointArtery diseaseCoronary collateralizationRisk stratificationResultsA totalMyocardial infarctionSubgroup analysis
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 ResearchConceptsCoronary 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