Relationship between angiographic dynamic and densitometric assessment of myocardial reperfusion and survival in patients with acute myocardial infarction treated with primary percutaneous coronary intervention: the harmonizing outcomes with revascularization and stents in AMI (HORIZONS-AMI) trial. Academic Article uri icon

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abstract

  • OBJECTIVES: We evaluated 2 different methods of assessing tissue myocardial perfusion (TMP) and its impact on long-term mortality in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). BACKGROUND: Although primary percutaneous coronary intervention restores brisk epicardial flow in approximately 90% of patients with STEMI, normal TMP is less commonly achieved. Tissue myocardial perfusion has been shown to correlate mostly with early clinical outcomes. METHODS: We analyzed the outcomes of 3,267 patients in the HORIZONS-AMI study according to final TMP, assessed by angiographic dynamic (Dyn) and densitometric (Den) methods. Multivariable analysis was performed to identify the independent influence of TMP grade 2/3 on late survival. RESULTS: Dyn TMP 2/3 was achieved in 2,600 patients (79.6%), whereas Den TMP 2/3 was achieved in 2,483 (76.0%). Mortality was significantly lower in those with Dyn TMP 2/3 compared with TMP 0/1 at 30 days (1.1% vs 6.9%, P < .0001) and at 3 years (5.1% vs 11.2%, P < .0001). Similar results were obtained with Den TMP. Dyn TMP 2/3 was an independent predictor of mortality at both time points (HR 0.21, 95% CI 0.12-0.37, P < .0001 and HR 0.53, 95% CI 0.38-0.73, P < .0001, respectively), as was Den TMP. Survival was comparable in patients with TMP 2 and TMP 3. CONCLUSIONS: Angiographic TMP can be assessed reliably using either Dyn or Den methods and is a powerful, independent predictor of early and late mortality after primary percutaneous coronary intervention in STEMI.

publication date

  • October 25, 2011

Research

keywords

  • Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary
  • Myocardial Infarction

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Scopus Document Identifier

  • 82555187793

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  • 10.1016/j.ahj.2011.08.022

PubMed ID

  • 22137078

Additional Document Info

volume

  • 162

issue

  • 6