2010
Predictors of Reperfusion Delay in Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction Undergoing Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention from the HORIZONS-AMI Trial
Blankenship JC, Skelding KA, Scott TD, Berger PB, Parise H, Brodie BR, Witzenbichler B, Gaugliumi G, Peruga JZ, Lansky AJ, Mehran R, Stone GW. Predictors of Reperfusion Delay in Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction Undergoing Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention from the HORIZONS-AMI Trial. The American Journal Of Cardiology 2010, 106: 1527-1533. PMID: 21094350, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2010.07.033.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsST-segment elevation myocardial infarctionPrimary percutaneous coronary interventionPrimary PCINon-PCI hospitalsPercutaneous coronary interventionBalloon timeIndependent predictorsPCI hospitalsCoronary interventionMyocardial infarctionAcute Myocardial Infarction trialHORIZONS-AMI trialMyocardial Infarction trialPowerful independent predictorCo-morbid conditionsElevation myocardial infarctionAcute myocardial infarctionSystems of careHarmonizing OutcomesRespiratory failureSymptom onsetHeart failureInitial presentationClinical outcomesReperfusion delay
2004
Impact of anemia on outcomes of patients undergoing percutaneous coronary interventions
Nikolsky E, Mehran R, Aymong ED, Mintz GS, Lansky AJ, Lasic Z, Negoita M, Fahy M, Pocock SJ, Na Y, Krieger S, Moses JW, Stone GW, Leon MB, Dangas G. Impact of anemia on outcomes of patients undergoing percutaneous coronary interventions. The American Journal Of Cardiology 2004, 94: 1023-1027. PMID: 15476616, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2004.06.058.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPercutaneous coronary interventionCoronary interventionMortality rateSmaller body mass indexImpact of anemiaCardiovascular risk factorsOutcomes of patientsCo-morbid conditionsBody mass indexHigh mortality rateWorld Health OrganizationConsecutive patientsBaseline hematocritMass indexPotential confoundersRisk factorsAnemiaPatientsHealth OrganizationSignificant predictorsInterventionHospitalizationConfoundersHigh frequencyHematocrit