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