title: Effect of intra-coronary nicorandil administration prior to reperfusion in acute ST segment elevation myocardial infarction.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Intravenous nicorandil infusion with percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) has been reported to reduce reperfusion injury events and improve cardiac function in patients with acute myocardial infarction (MI). However, there is limited information on the use of intracoronary nicorandil.
  
  
  RESULTS
  In the present study, 73 patients with acute ST segment elevation MI undergoing PCI were randomly assigned to the Nicorandil Group (n=37) or the Control Group (n=36). The composite endpoints were the incidences of ventricular arrhythmia, no-reflow and slow flow. A significant difference in the composite endpoint was observed in the Nicorandil Group when compared with the Control Group (p=0.037). The occurrence of post Thrombolysis In Myocardial Infarction (TIMI) grade 3 was significantly higher in the Nicorandil Group (p=0.019). Major adverse cardiac events during hospitalization and within 30 days of treatment were similar between the 2 groups.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Administration of intracoronary nicorandil reduced the occurrence of no-reflow, slow reflow, and reperfusion arrhythmia, and improved the myocardial perfusion grade, TIMI flow during PCI and improved clinical outcomes in patients with acute MI.
authors: Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Pusan National University, Pusan National University Hospital, Busan, Republic of Korea. glaraone@hanmail.net
authors: Han Cheol
authors: HC
authors: Lee
authors: Sung Gyu
authors: SG
authors: An
authors: Jae-Hoon
authors: JH
authors: Choi
authors: Tae Kun
authors: TK
authors: Lee
authors: Jun
authors: J
authors: Kim
authors: June Hong
authors: JH
authors: Kim
authors: Kook Jin
authors: KJ
authors: Chun
authors: Taek Jong
authors: TJ
authors: Hong
authors: Yung Woo
authors: YW
authors: Shin
authors: Sang-Kwon
authors: SK
authors: Lee
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000889:Anti-Arrhythmia Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001145:Arrhythmias, Cardiac / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000517:prevention & control; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization; D003326:Coronary Circulation / Q000187:drug effects; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D015428:Myocardial Reperfusion Injury / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D020108:Nicorandil / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D015912:Thrombolytic Therapy
chemical_list: D000889:Anti-Arrhythmia Agents; D020108:Nicorandil