Relation of myocardial perfusion to mortality after primary percutaneous coronary intervention.
In patients who undergo primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), poor post-PCI myocardial blush is associated with increased mortality, even when epicardial perfusion is adequate. This observation has important implications for the methods of evaluating primary PCI results and the strategies used to improve myocardial reperfusion.
Karha
Juhana
J
Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio 44195, USA.
Exaire
J Emilio
JE
Rajagopal
Vivek
V
Ivanc
Thomas B
TB
Kapadia
Samir R
SR
Ellis
Stephen G
SG
Brener
Sorin J
SJ
D000368:Aged; D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / Q000401:mortality*; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000401:mortality* / Q000628:therapy*; D015425:Myocardial Reperfusion; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011379:Prognosis; D016019:Survival Analysis