2013
Impact of infarct-related artery patency before primary PCI on outcome in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction: the HORIZONS-AMI trial.
Rakowski T, Dudek D, Dziewierz A, Yu J, Witzenbichler B, Guagliumi G, Kornowski R, Hartmann F, Lansky AJ, Brener SJ, Mehran R, Stone GW. Impact of infarct-related artery patency before primary PCI on outcome in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction: the HORIZONS-AMI trial. EuroIntervention 2013, 8: 1307-14. PMID: 23538158, DOI: 10.4244/eijv8i11a199.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedChi-Square DistributionCoronary AngiographyCoronary CirculationCoronary StenosisCoronary VesselsElectrocardiographyFemaleHumansKaplan-Meier EstimateMaleMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisMyocardial InfarctionPercutaneous Coronary InterventionPredictive Value of TestsProportional Hazards ModelsProspective StudiesRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsThrombosisTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeVascular PatencyConceptsEarly IRA patencyPrimary percutaneous coronary interventionPercutaneous coronary interventionHORIZONS-AMI trialOne-year mortalityIRA patencyIndependent predictorsST-segment elevation myocardial infarctionMyocardial blush grade 2Infarct-related artery patencyBaseline coronary angiographyBetter TIMI flowMyocardial Infarction 2Probable stent thrombosisTIMI 3 flowOne-year outcomesOutcomes of patientsElevation myocardial infarctionGood angiographic resultBaseline angiographyTIMI 0TIMI flowArtery patencyCoronary interventionCoronary angiography
2003
Safety and efficacy of a novel device for treatment of thrombotic and atherosclerotic lesions in native coronary arteries and saphenous vein grafts: Results from the multicenter X‐sizer for treatment of thrombus and atherosclerosis in coronary applications trial (X‐TRACT) study
Stone GW, Cox DA, Low R, Cates CU, Satler L, Bailey SR, Kuntz RE, Lansky AJ. Safety and efficacy of a novel device for treatment of thrombotic and atherosclerotic lesions in native coronary arteries and saphenous vein grafts: Results from the multicenter X‐sizer for treatment of thrombus and atherosclerosis in coronary applications trial (X‐TRACT) study. Catheterization And Cardiovascular Interventions 2003, 58: 419-427. PMID: 12652487, DOI: 10.1002/ccd.10511.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAngioplasty, Balloon, CoronaryAtherectomy, CoronaryChi-Square DistributionCoronary AngiographyCoronary Artery DiseaseCoronary ThrombosisEquipment DesignEquipment SafetyFemaleFollow-Up StudiesGraft Occlusion, VascularHumansMaleMiddle AgedProbabilityRisk AssessmentSaphenous VeinStatistics, NonparametricStentsThrombectomyTreatment OutcomeConceptsSaphenous vein graftsNative coronary arteriesVein graftsX-SizerThrombotic lesionsCoronary arteryNon-Q-wave MIDistal branch occlusionTIMI 3 flowSide branch occlusionTreatment of thrombusDistal thromboemboliPeriprocedural MITIMI 0Adverse eventsThromboembolic complicationsConsecutive patientsAntegrade flowBranch occlusionPercutaneous interventionHistorical controlsAtherosclerotic lesionsTrial studyU.S. CentersLesions
2002
Impact of normalized myocardial perfusion after successful angioplasty in acute myocardial infarction
Stone GW, Peterson MA, Lansky AJ, Dangas G, Mehran R, Leon MB. Impact of normalized myocardial perfusion after successful angioplasty in acute myocardial infarction. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2002, 39: 591-597. PMID: 11849856, DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(01)01779-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary percutaneous coronary interventionTIMI 3 flowAcute myocardial infarctionMyocardial infarctionMyocardial perfusionMyocardial blushSuccessful angioplastyAngiographic myocardial blush gradeOne-year cumulative mortalityEpicardial coronary flowMyocardial blush scoreNormal myocardial blushHigh-risk featuresHigh-risk patientsMyocardial blush gradeAbnormal myocardial perfusionMyocardial perfusion gradePercutaneous coronary interventionSurvival of patientsNormal myocardial perfusionTIMI 0Blush gradeCardiogenic shockInfarct arteryCoronary intervention