2004
Influence of admission and discharge aspirin use on survival after primary coronary angioplasty for acute myocardial infarction
Kandzari DE, Tcheng JE, Grines CL, Cox DA, Stuckey T, Griffin JJ, Turco M, Garcia E, Carroll JD, Fahy M, Lansky AJ, Mehran R, Stone GW, Investigators C. Influence of admission and discharge aspirin use on survival after primary coronary angioplasty for acute myocardial infarction. The American Journal Of Cardiology 2004, 94: 1029-1033. PMID: 15476618, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2004.06.060.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionAspirin useMyocardial infarctionPrimary percutaneous coronary interventionInfluence of admissionPrimary coronary angioplastyProspective multicenter trialPercutaneous coronary interventionTime of admissionCoronary interventionCoronary angioplastyMulticenter trialInfarctionAdmissionAngioplastyPatientsTrials
2001
Importance of time to reperfusion on outcomes with primary coronary angioplasty for acute myocardial infarction (results from the Stent Primary Angioplasty in Myocardial Infarction Trial)
Brodie B, Stone G, Morice M, Cox D, Garcia E, Mattos L, Boura J, O’Neill W, Stuckey T, Milks S, Lansky A, Grines C, Group F. Importance of time to reperfusion on outcomes with primary coronary angioplasty for acute myocardial infarction (results from the Stent Primary Angioplasty in Myocardial Infarction Trial). The American Journal Of Cardiology 2001, 88: 1085-1090. PMID: 11703949, DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9149(01)02039-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplastyPrimary PTCAAcute myocardial infarctionCardiogenic shockCoronary angioplastyMyocardial infarctionMyocardial Infarction (TIMI) grade 3 flowPercutaneous transluminal coronary angioplastyInfarct artery reocclusionStent-PAMI trialGrade 3 flowPrimary coronary angioplastyTransluminal coronary angioplastyTriage of patientsArtery reocclusionMortality benefitSurvival benefitEjection fractionLate reperfusionClinical outcomesMyocardial salvageThrombolytic therapyReperfusionPatientsLack of correlation
1999
Coronary Angioplasty with or without Stent Implantation for Acute Myocardial Infarction
Grines C, Cox D, Stone G, Garcia E, Mattos L, Giambartolomei A, Brodie B, Madonna O, Eijgelshoven M, Lansky A, O'Neill W, Morice M. Coronary Angioplasty with or without Stent Implantation for Acute Myocardial Infarction. New England Journal Of Medicine 1999, 341: 1949-1956. PMID: 10607811, DOI: 10.1056/nejm199912233412601.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionTarget vessel revascularizationAngioplasty groupStent groupMyocardial infarctionPrimary angioplastyCoronary angioplastyStent implantationMean minimal luminal diameterSix-month mortality rateEnd pointCombined end pointPrimary end pointPrimary coronary angioplastyCoronary stent implantationMinimal luminal diameterRoutine implantationClinical benefitMulticenter studyEmergency catheterizationLower incidenceLuminal diameterAngioplastyBlood flowMortality rate