2007
Impact of Time to Treatment on Myocardial Reperfusion and Infarct Size With Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention for Acute Myocardial Infarction (from the EMERALD Trial)
Brodie BR, Webb J, Cox DA, Qureshi M, Kalynych A, Turco M, Schultheiss HP, Dulas D, Rutherford B, Antoniucci D, Stuckey T, Krucoff M, Gibbons R, Lansky A, Na Y, Mehran R, Stone GW, Investigators E. Impact of Time to Treatment on Myocardial Reperfusion and Infarct Size With Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention for Acute Myocardial Infarction (from the EMERALD Trial). The American Journal Of Cardiology 2007, 99: 1680-1686. PMID: 17560875, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2007.01.047.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary percutaneous coronary interventionPrimary PCIPercutaneous coronary interventionSmaller infarct sizeInfarct sizeNonanterior infarctionDistal protectionCoronary interventionMyocardial infarctionST-elevation myocardial infarctionHigh-risk patientsTriage of patientsAcute myocardial infarctionEMERALD trialImpact of timeControl patientsEarly reperfusionMyocardial reperfusionClinical outcomesAnterior infarctionMyocardial blushReperfusionInfarctionMortality ratePatients
2006
Impact of treatment delays on outcomes of primary percutaneous coronary intervention for acute myocardial infarction: Analysis from the CADILLAC trial
Brodie BR, Stone GW, Cox DA, Stuckey TD, Turco M, Tcheng JE, Berger P, Mehran R, McLaughlin M, Costantini C, Lansky AJ, Grines CL. Impact of treatment delays on outcomes of primary percutaneous coronary intervention for acute myocardial infarction: Analysis from the CADILLAC trial. American Heart Journal 2006, 151: 1231-1238. PMID: 16781224, DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2005.07.016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary percutaneous coronary interventionPercutaneous coronary interventionAcute myocardial infarctionLow-risk patientsLeft ventricular functionOnset of symptomsTreatment delayCoronary interventionEarly reperfusionMyocardial infarctionCADILLAC trialVentricular functionComplete ST-segment resolutionPercutaneous transluminal coronary angioplastyFrequent grade 2ST-segment resolutionHigh-risk patientsSuperior clinical outcomesTransluminal coronary angioplastyMicrovascular reperfusionBalloon timeCoronary angioplastyClinical outcomesMyocardial blushPatient triage
2001
Normal Flow (TIMI-3) Before Mechanical Reperfusion Therapy Is an Independent Determinant of Survival in Acute Myocardial Infarction
Stone G, Cox D, Garcia E, Brodie B, Morice M, Griffin J, Mattos L, Lansky A, O’Neill W, Grines C. Normal Flow (TIMI-3) Before Mechanical Reperfusion Therapy Is an Independent Determinant of Survival in Acute Myocardial Infarction. Circulation 2001, 104: 636-641. PMID: 11489767, DOI: 10.1161/hc3101.093701.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTIMI 3 flowAcute myocardial infarctionInitial TIMI 3 flowMyocardial infarctionPrimary PTCAEarly reperfusionHeart failureIndependent determinantsNew-onset heart failurePostprocedural TIMI 3 flowTIMI 3 flow ratesMechanical reperfusion therapyTIMI 0/1 flowTIMI 2 flowProspective randomized trialsShorter hospital stayVentricular ejection fractionInitial angiographyAngiographic evidenceHospital stayLytic therapyReperfusion therapyVentricular failureSpontaneous reperfusionEarly administration