Effects of Baseline Coronary Occlusion and Diabetes Mellitus in Patients With ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction Undergoing Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention

Several studies have highlighted the prognostic role of preprocedural Thrombolysis In Myocardial Infarction (TIMI) flow in the infarct-related artery (IRA) in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). However, the impact of preprocedural IRA occlusion in patients with diabetes with STEMI has been insufficiently studied. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of baseline IRA occlusion and diabetic status in patients with STEMI who underwent primary percutaneous coronary intervention by using data from a pooled analysis of randomized trials comparing intracoronary with intravenous abciximab bolus administration.

Source: The American Journal of Cardiology - July 29, 2014 Category: Cardiology Authors: Raffaele Piccolo, Gennaro Galasso, Allan Zeeberg Iversen, Ingo Eitel, Alberto Dominguez-Rodriguez, Youlan L. Gu, Bart J.G.L. de Smet, Karim D. Mahmoud, Pedro Abreu-Gonzalez, Bruno Trimarco, Holger Thiele, Federico Piscione Tags: Coronary Artery Disease Source Type: research