title: Impact of ST-segment depression resolution on mortality after successful mechanical reperfusion in patients with ST-segment elevation acute myocardial infarction.
abstract: The aim of the present study was to evaluate the additional prognostic effect of ST-depression resolution in 610 patients who had ST-elevation myocardial infarction and underwent successful primary angioplasty (postprocedural Thrombolysis In Myocardial Infarction 3 flow and complete resolution of ST-segment elevation). Incomplete resolution of ST-segment depression (<70%) was observed in 50 patients (8.2%). These patients were older, had a higher Killip's class at presentation, had larger infarcts, and had an increased 1-year mortality (10% vs 2%, p = 0.0004). At multivariate analysis, incomplete resolution of ST-segment depression was an independent predictor of 1-year mortality (p = 0.028).
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, ISALA Klinieken De Weezenlanden Hospital, Groot Wezeland 20, 8011 JW Zwolle, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: De Luca
authors.forename: Arthur C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Maas
authors.forename: Arnoud W J
authors.initials: AW
authors.lastname: van 't Hof
authors.forename: Jan Paul
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Ottervanger
authors.forename: Jan C A
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Hoorntje
authors.forename: A T Marcel
authors.initials: AT
authors.lastname: Gosselink
authors.forename: Jan-Henk E
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Dambrink
authors.forename: Menko-Jan
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: de Boer
authors.forename: Harry
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Suryapranata
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000401:mortality* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D009426:Netherlands; D011379:Prognosis; D016016:Proportional Hazards Models; D011859:Radiography; D016019:Survival Analysis; D015912:Thrombolytic Therapy