2023
Influence of left ventricular ejection fraction in patients undergoing contemporary pLVAD-supported high-risk PCI
Abu-Much A, Grines C, Batchelor W, Maini A, Zhang Y, Redfors B, Bellumkonda L, Bharadwaj A, Moses J, Truesdell A, Li Y, Baron S, Lansky A, Basir M, Cohen D, O'Neill W. Influence of left ventricular ejection fraction in patients undergoing contemporary pLVAD-supported high-risk PCI. American Heart Journal 2023, 269: 139-148. PMID: 38151142, DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2023.12.015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBaseline LV ejection fractionLV ejection fractionPercutaneous coronary interventionPCI-related complicationsLV dysfunctionEjection fractionLV functionLeft main percutaneous coronary interventionHigh-risk percutaneous coronary interventionHigh-risk PCI patientsImmediate percutaneous coronary interventionMain percutaneous coronary interventionModerate LV dysfunctionSevere LV dysfunctionVentricular systolic dysfunctionVentricular ejection fractionCoronary complicationsLVEF groupMACCE rateCerebrovascular eventsPCI patientsSystolic dysfunctionCoronary interventionIII studyMyocardial infarction
2008
Contemporary outcomes of rescue percutaneous coronary intervention for acute myocardial infarction: Comparison with primary angioplasty and the role of distal protection devices (EMERALD trial)
Dangas G, Stone GW, Weinberg MD, Webb J, Cox DA, Brodie BR, Krucoff MW, Gibbons RJ, Lansky AJ, Mehran R, Investigators F. Contemporary outcomes of rescue percutaneous coronary intervention for acute myocardial infarction: Comparison with primary angioplasty and the role of distal protection devices (EMERALD trial). American Heart Journal 2008, 155: 1090-1096. PMID: 18513524, DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2007.12.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsST-segment resolutionTIMI 3 flowDistal protection devicesPrimary PCIDistal protectionInfarct sizeRescue PCIPost-procedural TIMI 3 flowRescue percutaneous coronary interventionComplete ST-segment resolutionSimilar myocardial perfusionPercutaneous coronary interventionST-elevation MIAcute myocardial infarctionHigher baseline ratesPrespecified comparisonPCI patientsPrimary angioplastyMonth mortalityPrimary endpointCoronary interventionClinical outcomesMulticenter trialClinical eventsPatient population