Complementary prognostic utility of myocardial blush grade and ST-segment resolution after primary percutaneous coronary intervention: Analysis from the HORIZONS-AMI trial

American Heart Journal

Volumn 166, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 676-683

  Brener, Sorin J ^a,b   Dizon, Jose M ^b,c   Mehran, Roxana ^b,d   Guerchicoff, Alejandra ^b   Lansky, Alexandra J ^e   Farkouh, Michael ^d   Brodie, Bruce ^f   Guagliumi, Giulio ^g   Witzenbichler, Bernhard ^h   Fahy, Martin ^b   Parise, Helen ^b   Stone, Gregg W ^b,c  

^a NEW YORK METHODIST HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b CARDIOVASCULAR RESEARCH FOUNDATION   (United States)

^c Department of Medicine   (United States)

^d MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f LeBauer Cardiovascular Research Foundation   (United States)

^g OSPEDALI RIUNITI   (Italy)

^h CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FIBRINOGEN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; HEPARIN; HIRULOG; PACLITAXEL;

ADULT; AGED; ANEMIA; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR MORTALITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DRUG ELUTING STENT; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART DEATH; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART MUSCLE REPERFUSION; HEART MUSCLE REVASCULARIZATION; HEART REINFARCTION; HUMAN; KIDNEY FAILURE; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYOCARDIAL BLUSH GRADE; PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RETREATMENT; SCORING SYSTEM; ST SEGMENT; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; ST SEGMENT RESOLUTION; STENT THROMBOSIS; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

AGED; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY CIRCULATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PROGNOSIS; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84885189436     PISSN: 00028703     EISSN: 10976744     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2013.07.025     Document Type: Article

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