Comparison of effectiveness of primary angioplasty for proximal versus distal right coronary artery culprit lesion during acute myocardial infarction.
Publication/Presentation Date
12-1-2002
Abstract
From the cohort of 4,023 patients enrolled in the Primary Angioplasty for Myocardial Infarction (PAMI) trials, we pooled clinical, angiographic, and outcomes data on 1,521 patients with culprit lesions in the right coronary artery (RCA). We compared angiographic results, procedural complications, and in-hospital and 1-year clinical outcomes between patients with proximal RCA (n = 572) versus nonproximal RCA culprit lesions (n = 949). Patients with proximal RCA culprit lesions were older, had lower systolic blood pressure, greater diameter stenosis, and were less likely to have Thrombolysis In Myocardial Infarction (TIMI) 2 or 3 flow (19% vs 31%; p
Volume
90
Issue
11
First Page
1193
Last Page
1197
ISSN
0002-9149
Published In/Presented At
Harjai, K. J., Boura, J., Grines, L., Goldstein, J., Stone, G. W., Brodie, B., Cox, D., O'Neill, W. W., & Grines, C. (2002). Comparison of effectiveness of primary angioplasty for proximal versus distal right coronary artery culprit lesion during acute myocardial infarction. The American journal of cardiology, 90(11), 1193–1197. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0002-9149(02)02833-3
Disciplines
Medicine and Health Sciences
PubMedID
12450597
Department(s)
Department of Medicine
Document Type
Article