Impact of multivessel disease on myocardial perfusion and survival among patients undergoing primary percutaneous coronary intervention with glycoprotein IIb/IIIa inhibitors.

CONCLUSIONS: Among patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction undergoing primary angioplasty with GP IIb/IIIa inhibitor treatment, the extent of coronary artery disease was independently associated with impaired myocardial perfusion and survival.
PMID: 23582677 [PubMed - in process]

Source: Archives of Cardiovascular Diseases - March 1, 2013 Category: Cardiology Authors: De Luca G, Gibson M, Cutlip D, Huber K, Dudek D, Bellandi F, Noc M, Maioli M, Zorman S, Zeymer U, Secco GG, Mesquita Gabriel H, Emre A, Arntz HR, Rakowski T, Gyongyosi M, Hof AW, EGYPT Cooperation Tags: Arch Cardiovasc Dis Source Type: research