title: [Prognostic value of hemodynamic results in the acute phase of myocardial infarction].
abstract: The prognostic value of right cardiac catheterization in the acute phase of myocardial infarction is presently well established. The objective of this study is to determine the best discriminating threshold of the pulmonary capillary pressure (PCP) on the one hand and the cardiac index on the other hand. 96 patients presenting an acute myocardial infarction were entered in the study. Six thresholds for each parameter were studied. The following results were obtained: there are important clinical and hemodynamic discrepancies, especially for severe cases. The cardiac index (CI) has a better prognostic value than the pulmonary capillary pressure. The threshold greater than 18 mmHg for PCP and less than 2.2 l/min for the cardiac index, proves to be the most discriminating (better sensitivity with better specificity: sensitivity 60 p. cent with specificity at 81 p. cent for PCP; sensitivity at 73 p. cent with specificity at 78 p. cent for CI). A combined analysis of the two parameters, associated to their best discriminating threshold enables to identify a class of high-risk patients presenting approximately an 80 p. cent mortality in a hospital environment. In spite of the development of non-invasive methods to evaluate the prognosis in the acute phase of myocardial infarction, the hemodynamic exploration remains the leading method for its evaluation.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006439:Hemodynamics; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000503:physiopathology*; D011379:Prognosis; D012306:Risk
vernacular_title: Valeur pronostique des résultats hémodynamiques à la phase aiguë de l'infarctus du myocarde.