2010
Mesh covered stent in ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction.
Dudek D, Dziewierz A, Rzeszutko Ł, Legutko J, Dobrowolski W, Rakowski T, Bartus S, Dragan J, Klecha A, Lansky AJ, Siudak Z, Zmudka K. Mesh covered stent in ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction. EuroIntervention 2010, 6: 582-9. PMID: 21044911, DOI: 10.4244/eijv6i5a98.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsST-segment elevation myocardial infarctionPercutaneous coronary interventionElevation myocardial infarctionDistal embolisationMyocardial infarctionTotal major adverse cardiac events rateFinal TIMI grade 3 flowMajor adverse cardiac event ratesAdverse cardiac event ratesMyocardial blush grade 3Primary percutaneous coronary interventionTIMI grade 3 flowCardiac event rateGrade 3 flowSingle-arm studySTEMI patientsCoronary interventionThrombus aspirationArm studyStent implantationClinical endpointsGrade 3PatientsClinical feasibilityEvent rates
2009
Correlations between epicardial flow, microvascular reperfusion, infarct size and clinical outcomes in patients with anterior versus non-anterior myocardial infarction treated with primary or rescue angioplasty: analysis from the EMERALD trial.
Nikolsky E, Stone GW, Lee E, Lansky AJ, Webb J, Cox DA, Brodie BR, Turco MA, Rutherford BD, Kalynych AM, Antoniucci D, Krucoff MW, Gibbons RJ, Fahy M, Mehran R. Correlations between epicardial flow, microvascular reperfusion, infarct size and clinical outcomes in patients with anterior versus non-anterior myocardial infarction treated with primary or rescue angioplasty: analysis from the EMERALD trial. EuroIntervention 2009, 5: 417-24. PMID: 19755327, DOI: 10.4244/eijv5i4a66.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAngioplastyAngioplasty, Balloon, CoronaryBlood PressureBradycardiaFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedMulticenter Studies as TopicMyocardial InfarctionPostoperative ComplicationsRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicStentsSurvival AnalysisSurvivorsTachycardiaTreatment FailureTreatment OutcomeConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionMicrovascular reperfusionInfarct sizeClinical outcomesMyocardial infarctionEMERALD trialLAD infarctsDistal protectionGrade 3Final TIMI flow grade 3Myocardial blush grade 3Non-anterior myocardial infarctionTIMI flow grade 3ST-segment resolutionEvent-free survivalInfarct-related arteryLarger infarct sizeSevere heart failureRate of reperfusionRescue angioplastyCulprit vesselPrimary PCIReperfusion successEpicardial flowHeart failureIntravascular Ultrasound Comparison of the Retrograde Versus Antegrade Approach to Percutaneous Intervention for Chronic Total Coronary Occlusions
Tsujita K, Maehara A, Mintz GS, Kubo T, Doi H, Lansky AJ, Stone GW, Moses JW, Leon MB, Ochiai M. Intravascular Ultrasound Comparison of the Retrograde Versus Antegrade Approach to Percutaneous Intervention for Chronic Total Coronary Occlusions. JACC Cardiovascular Interventions 2009, 2: 846-854. PMID: 19778773, DOI: 10.1016/j.jcin.2009.06.012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRetrograde approachRetro groupAntegrade approachMyocardial Infarction flow grade 3Chronic total occlusion techniqueChronic total coronary occlusionsIntravascular Ultrasound ComparisonTotal coronary occlusionMinimum stent areaAngiographic extravasationRCA CTOsIntravascular ultrasound imagingCoronary perforationCTO lengthCTO lesionsCoronary occlusionCTO interventionGuidewire crossingPercutaneous interventionUltrasound comparisonCTO segmentGrade 3Stent areaOcclusion techniqueIntravascular ultrasound
2005
Impact of diabetes mellitus on myocardial perfusion after primary angioplasty in patients with acute myocardial infarction
Prasad A, Stone GW, Stuckey TD, Costantini CO, Zimetbaum PJ, McLaughlin M, Mehran R, Garcia E, Tcheng JE, Cox DA, Grines CL, Lansky AJ, Gersh BJ. Impact of diabetes mellitus on myocardial perfusion after primary angioplasty in patients with acute myocardial infarction. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2005, 45: 508-514. PMID: 15708696, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2004.10.054.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary PCIPrimary percutaneous coronary interventionST-segment elevation resolutionMyocardial blush gradeAcute myocardial infarctionDiabetes mellitusMyocardial perfusionMyocardial infarctionIndependent predictorsGrade 3Late Angioplasty Complications (CADILLAC) trialTIMI flow grade 3Infarct-related arteryAbnormal myocardial perfusionPercutaneous coronary interventionAbciximab administrationControlled AbciximabPostprocedural ThrombolysisBlush gradePrimary angioplastyComplications TrialCoronary interventionReperfusion successMyocardial reperfusionPoor prognosis