title: Prognostic significance of transient no-reflow during primary percutaneous coronary intervention for ST-elevation acute myocardial infarction.
abstract: We found that of 1,192 patients who underwent primary percutaneous coronary intervention and who had final Thrombolysis In Myocardial Infarction grade 3 flow at the conclusion of the procedure, transient no-reflow occurred in 16 patients (1.3%). Compared with patients without transient no-reflow during the procedure, those with transient no-reflow had higher in-hospital (2% vs 13%, p=0.04) and 6-month mortality (3% vs 31%, adjusted odds ratio 5.4, 95% confidence interval 1.01 to 29.0, p=0.0001).
authors.affiliation: University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA.
authors.forename: Rajendra H
authors.initials: RH
authors.lastname: Mehta
authors.forename: Kishore J
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: Harjai
authors.forename: Judy
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Boura
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Cox
authors.forename: Gregg W
authors.initials: GW
authors.lastname: Stone
authors.forename: William
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: O'Neill
authors.forename: Cindy L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Grines
mesh_terms: D000800:Angioplasty, Balloon; D001783:Blood Flow Velocity / Q000502:physiology; D003326:Coronary Circulation / Q000502:physiology*; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005260:Female; D017052:Hospital Mortality; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000401:mortality / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000628:therapy*; D011379:Prognosis; D015607:Stents; D015912:Thrombolytic Therapy