title: Impact of intracoronary adenosine administration during primary PCI: A meta-analysis.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Aim of the present study was to evaluate all randomized trials, comparing intracoronary adenosine versus placebo in STEMI patients undergoing primary PCI.
  
  
  RESULTS
  PubMed, the Cochrane Library and ISI Web of Knowledge electronic databases were scanned for eligible studies up to February 23rd 2015. The summary measure used was risk ratio (RR) with 95% confidence intervals. A total of 13 studies were eligible, including 1487 patients. Incidence of ST resolution was significantly higher in the IC adenosine group than in the placebo group (RR = 1.20 [1.05–1.38]; p = 0.008). At metaregression, a significant correlation was found between the magnitude of the adenosine-related effect on ST resolution and the mean ischemic time (p = 0.011) or the percentage of patients with the LAD as the infarct-related artery (p = 0.03). Furthermore, we found a larger increase in LVEF (p = 0.02) with a parallel reduction in the incidence of heart failure (HF) (RR = 0.50 [0.28–0.89]; p = 0.02) in the IC adenosine group. Finally, IC adenosine administration was associated with a significantly lower incidence of major adverse cardiac events (MACE) both at short- (RR = 0.62 [0.39–0.98] p = 0.04) and long-term (RR = 0.61 [0.39–0.95] p = 0.03).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This is the first meta-analysis demonstrating a clinical benefit for IC adenosine in hard endpoints, such as adverse cardiovascular events, in patients undergoing primary PCI.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, "Magna Graecia" University, Catanzaro, Italy.
authors.forename: Alberto
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Polimeni
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, "Magna Graecia" University, Catanzaro, Italy.
authors.forename: Salvatore
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: De Rosa
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, "Magna Graecia" University, Catanzaro, Italy.
authors.forename: Jolanda
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sabatino
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, "Magna Graecia" University, Catanzaro, Italy.
authors.forename: Sabato
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sorrentino
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, "Magna Graecia" University, Catanzaro, Italy; URT-CNR, Department of Medicine, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Catanzaro, Italy. Electronic address: indolfi@unicz.it.
authors.forename: Ciro
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Indolfi
mesh_terms: D000241:Adenosine / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D003331:Coronary Vessels / Q000187:drug effects*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D015425:Myocardial Reperfusion / Q000379:methods; D062645:Percutaneous Coronary Intervention / Q000379:methods*; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; D014665:Vasodilator Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage*
chemical_list: D014665:Vasodilator Agents; D000241:Adenosine
keywords: Intracoronary adenosine; Meta-analysis; No-reflow; STEMI