title: [Electrocardiographic indices of reperfusion and limitation of the necrotic area in acute myocardial infarct].
abstract: The aim of this study was to assess the evolution of ST segment displacement and the formation of new Q waves in relation to the late angiographic demonstration of recanalization of the infarct-related vessel in 36 patients with acute myocardial infarction admitted in our Institution within 8 hours from the onset of symptoms. Eighteen patients were treated with intravenous urokinase (200,000 + 1,200,000 UI) followed by sodium-heparin 1,000 U/ev/hour for 48 hours and calcium-heparin 3,000 UI/10 Kg/12 hours from the third day to discharge. Eighteen patients were treated from admission only with calcium-heparin as seen before. All the patients have been followed with serial electrocardiograms; we evaluated the sum of ST displacements (ST12) and Q waves score (Q12) in the 12 standard leads on admission, and on the twelfth, twenty-fourth, forty-eighth hour, and on discharge. On the basis of the late angiographic findings and apart from the treatment, we divided the patients into 2 groups: patients with recanalization of infarct-related vessel (20 patients, 55.5%) and patients with occlusion of the infarct-related vessel (16 patients, 44.6%). We did not observe statistically significant differences between the 2 groups for decrease of ST segment displacement of formation of new Q waves, even if reperfused patients showed a more rapid and complete decrease of ST segment displacement and a more rapid formation of new Q waves with respect to occluded patients. Our data indicate that from a clinical point of view electrocardiographic indices are not a sensitive marker of recanalization of infarct-related vessel.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
authors.affiliation: Cattedra di Fisiopatologia Cardiovascolare, Università degli Studi, Palermo.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Traina
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rotolo
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Lombardo
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Trapani
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Barranca
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Hoffmann
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Raineri
mesh_terms: D000792:Angiography; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005260:Female; D006493:Heparin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D006801:Humans; D007262:Infusions, Intravenous; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy; D013997:Time Factors; D014568:Urokinase-Type Plasminogen Activator / Q000008:administration & dosage
chemical_list: C006871:calcium heparin; D006493:Heparin; D014568:Urokinase-Type Plasminogen Activator
vernacular_title: Indici elettrocardiografici di riperfusione e di limitazione dell'area di necrosi nell'infarto miocardico acuto.