Systemic thrombolysis and percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) in acute myocardial infarction

Intravenous high-dose infusion of streptokinase in acute evolving myocardial infarction is a widely used therapeutic concept with clinically relevant recanalization rates and low complications. In our experience with 150 patients and acute myocardial infarction treated with intravenous streptokinase (1.5 Mio U), 107 (78 p. 100) of 137 patients demonstrated an antegrade perfused infarct artery. In a group of patients (n = 95), in whom early revascularization was performed, the incidence of reinfarction was reduced from 15 p. 100 to 7 p. 100; hospital mortality was not influenced (3.6 p. 100 vs 4.3 p. 100). PTCA was successful in 39 of 48 patients (81 p. 100). The incidence of angiographically determined restenosis amounted to 28 p. 100 (9/32). Patients after successful PTCA without restenosis demonstrated an improvement of left ventricular function in contrast to patients with restenosis or reocclusions. Thus, intravenous streptokinase followed by PTCA presents a clinically practicable and promising method for treatment of acute myocardial infarction.     

急诊经皮腔内冠状动脉成形术治疗急性心肌梗死

目的 :观察急诊经皮腔内冠状动脉成形术 (PTCA)治疗急性心肌梗死 (AMI)的效果。方法 :13例 AMI患者行急诊 PTCA治疗 ,男 10例 ,女 3例 ,年龄 38～ 85 (6 0 .2± 13.6 )岁。其中 6例并发心源性休克 ,3例系溶栓失败后行补救性 PTCA,4例不适作溶栓治疗。梗死相关血管 :前降支 9例 ,右冠状动脉 4例。结果 :PTCA成功率92 .3% ,死亡 1例。术前梗死相关血管狭窄 (98.7± 3.0 ) % ,术后残余狭窄为 (14.6± 16 .2 ) %。 3例术中发生心室颤动 ,1例出现房室传导阻滞 ,1例出现无再流现象 ,经反复冠状动脉内注射硝酸甘油后恢复。术后 1例死亡 ,11例长期生存 ,随访 1～ 18个月无心脏事件发生 ,生活质量明显改善。结论 :AMI时行急诊 PTCA成功率高 ,对溶栓禁忌证、溶栓失败或 AMI并发心源性休克者应积极行急诊 PTCA。     

Morphology of the coronary arteries after combined thrombolysis and percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty for acute myocardial infarction

Autopsy findings are reported for 6 patients who died early (8, 9, 12, 13 and 14 days) or late (52 days) after combined thrombolysis and percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) for acute myocardial infarction. Morphologic changes in the coronary arteries at the site of revascularization included injury to the inner portion of the arterial wall (intimal splitting, subintimal dissection, medial tears and submedial dissection) and necrosis of medial smooth muscle cells. Residual mural thrombi and thrombotic reocclusion were noted within the arterial lumen. There was a beginning neointima formation in all patients who died early and a reobstructing neointima proliferation in the patient who died late after PTCA. The results of this study support the suggestion that both rupture and dissection of the inner arterial wall and necrosis of the tunica media resulting from irreversible dilatation of the grossly intact outer layers are the most important mechanisms of PTCA. Response to arterial wall injury after PTCA is a neointima formation leading to covering of mural thrombi and thrombogenic intimal, medial and adventitial substances and smoothing of the luminal surface. Large residual mural thrombi and excessive neointimal proliferation may cause restenosis within a few weeks.     

补救性经皮冠状动脉腔内成形术治疗急性心肌梗塞

目的探讨补救性经皮冠状动脉腔内成形术（ＰＴＣＡ）在治疗急性心肌梗塞（ＡＭＩ）中的作用。方法对溶栓治疗失败的３６例患者进行补救性ＰＴＣＡ治疗。患者心功能Ｋｉｌｐ分级：Ⅲ级和Ⅳ级４例，Ⅱ级和Ⅰ级３２例。冠状动脉造影显示梗塞相关动脉：前降支１７例，右冠状动脉１４例，回旋支４例，中间动脉１例。ＰＴＣＡ前ＴＩＭＩⅠ级和Ⅰ～Ⅱ级血流各２例，余３２例均为ＴＩＭＩ０级。３６例均进行ＰＴＣＡ治疗，其中１３例患者置入了支架。结果术中除３例失败外，３１例患者病变血管血流达到ＴＩＭＩⅢ级，２例ＴＩＭＩⅡⅢ级，残余狭窄≤５０％，成功率为９１．７％。院内并发症：１例在ＰＴＣＡ成功后当天因顽固性休克和心室纤颤死亡；１例于第３天死于心脏破裂，住院病死率为５．６％。１４例患者在术后１～２个月内复查冠状动脉造影，２例发生再狭窄。结论ＡＭＩ患者在溶栓治疗失败后，在有条件的医院可施行补救性ＰＴＣＡ治疗，成功率高，对改善患者的近期和远期预后可能有利     

Effects of percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty: intracoronary thrombolysis with urokinase in acute myocardial infarction

Coronary angiography and percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) were performed in 32 patients with evolving acute myocardial infarction. Of the 25 patients with complete occlusion of an infarct-related coronary artery, in 18 (72%) the occluded vessel was successfully opened by an intracoronary infusion of urokinase. With a small dose of urokinase the successful recanalization was achieved in only 25%; with a larger dose it was achieved in 94%. After PTCA, all patients received glucose-insulin-potassium solution for 76 hours. Repeat angiography 42 days later showed a patent coronary artery in 12 (group A) of 18 patients with successful PTCA. In group A, left ventricular ejection fraction increased from 51 +/- 13% to 72 +/- 10% (p less than 0.01) and regional wall shortening from 4.5 +/- 9.5% to 29 +/- 19% (p less than 0.01). In contrast, these variables did not change significantly in patients with unsuccessful PTCA or late reocclusion of an infarct-related vessel (group B). These data suggest that successful PTCA with sustained patency of an infarct-related coronary artery has a beneficial effect on the salvage of the jeopardized myocardium, and glucose-insulin-potassium therapy may enhance the beneficial effect of PTCA.     

Emergency percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty for acute myocardial infarction

Coronary angioplasty combined with thrombolytic therapy using urokinase (UK-PTCA) was attempted for acute myocardial infarction from September 1983 to December 1985, and without thrombolytic therapy (direct PTCA), thereafter. For UK-PTCA, the lesion was severely stenosed in 13, subtotally occluded in two and totally occluded in 21, and 29 lesions (81%) were successfully dilated. For direct PTCA, the lesion was stenosed in five, subtotally occluded in two and totally occluded in 14, and 19 lesions (90%) were dilated. Only one lesion in UK-PTCA had restenosis during hospitalization, but it was successfully redilated. Follow-up angiography was performed for 26 among 29 UK-PTCA cases and showed patency (diameter stenosis less than 50%) in 13, restenosis (less than 50%) in 12 and occlusion in one. Ten among 12 restenosed lesions were redilated and they were all patent at subsequent angiography. In 15 of 19 dilated lesions with direct PTCA, the lesion was patent in 10, and restenosed in five. Four of them were redilated and remained patent at subsequent angiography. Major complications occurred only in the UK-PTCA group before the judicious use of intra-aortic balloon pumping for hemodynamic instability. These included two deaths due to cardiogenic shock, one coronary dissection, and one sudden reocclusion, possibly due to thrombus formation. PTCA is applicable with or without thrombolytic therapy for acute myocardial infarction with high primary success rate and maintain coronary flow thereafter.     

急性心肌梗塞直接经皮冠状动脉腔内成形术

目的观察急性心肌梗塞（ＡＭＩ）患者应用直接经皮冠状动脉腔内成形术（ＰＴＣＡ）的安全性和有效性。方法对１１４例ＡＭＩ患者在发病１２小时内行直接ＰＴＣＡ术,其中有５例心原性休克的患者。梗塞相关血管（共１１５支血管）：左主干３例（２．６％）,前降支５６例（４８．７％）,回旋支１２例（１０４％）,右冠状动脉４４例（３８．５％）。ＴＩＭＩ血流：０级８２例（７１．３％）,１级１７例（１４．７％）,２级１６例（１４．０％）。结果１１１例患者手术成功,ＴＩＭＩ血流３级（９７．４％）。住院期间死亡３例（２．６％）,均为心原性休克患者,其中２例经紧急冠状动脉旁路移植术后死亡。８５例患者置入了冠状动脉内支架（７３．９％）。随访９５例患者,２例后期死于心力衰竭,９例出院后出现心肌缺血,其中８例再次行ＰＴＣＡ术。结论直接ＰＴＣＡ是治疗急性心肌梗塞的安全有效措施,成功率较高,并发症少;术后复发心肌缺血发生率较溶栓治疗低。     

Percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty during acute myocardial infarction

Intravenous thrombolytic therapy with streptokinase in the setting of acute MI has been shown to be effective in improving left ventricular function, limiting infarct size, and improving early mortality. The benefit of this therapy is greatest when administered within 3 hours and is of minimal benefit when given more than 6 hours from symptom onset. Newer second generation thrombolytic agents such as intravenous r-TPA have been shown to be more effective at establishing patency of acutely thrombosed coronary arteries. TPA treatment produces patency rates similar to those observed with intracoronary administration of streptokinase (65 to 75 per cent). This agent will probably become standard therapy for patients with acute MI. Unfortunately, there are significant problems with systemic thrombolytic therapy. The potential for bleeding complications contraindicates the use of this therapy in patients with recent cerebrovascular events, recent surgery, or other possible bleeding problems. Acute angioplasty of the infarct-related artery has been shown to be effective in restoring blood flow in 85 per cent of patients with acute MI. Preliminary studies have suggested that this therapy, when administered within 4 hours from symptom onset, improves global and regional left ventricular function to a greater degree than intracoronary streptokinase. Patients receiving acute PTCA as a primary reperfusion modality have a lower incidence of post-infarction angina and provokable ischemia by exercise testing. If facilities and skilled personnel are available to perform PTCA within 4 hours from symptom onset, this therapy remains an alternative revascularization modality in patients with acute infarction and contraindications to systemic thrombolytic therapy. However, the benefit of PTCA with regard to reduction in mortality when used in this manner is unproven. PTCA can also be used as an adjunctive therapy administered at some time following systemic thrombolytic therapy. Performing PTCA acutely offers the potential to restore blood flow in 90 per cent of the patients that initially fail thrombolytic therapy. However, despite the use of PTCA in this subgroup, benefits with regard to improved ventricular function and decreased mortality have yet to be conclusively demonstrated. Performing acute PTCA following systemic thrombolytic therapy also incurs a high incidence of bleeding complications. If initial thrombolytic therapy reestablishes vessel patency, similar improvements in ventricular function can be expected even if PTCA is deferred until clinically indicated by evidence of recurrent ischemia.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 400 WORDS)     

Efficacy of intracoronary thrombolysis versus percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty for treating acute myocardial infarction]

The usefulness of percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) in patients with evolving myocardial infarction remains controversial. We retrospectively assessed the efficacy of PTCA on myocardial salvage in acute myocardial infarction in comparison with the efficacy of intracoronary thrombolysis (ICT). Sixty-two patients with initial anteroseptal myocardial infarction who had been treated within 6 hrs after the onset of chest pain were categorized into 4 groups: 1) spontaneous recanalization: n = 14, 2) successful PTCA: n = 25 (this group was further subdivided into 2 groups: direct PTCA group, primary PTCA without prior ICT: n = 19; and rescue PTCA group, PTCA after unsuccessful ICT: n = 6), 3) successful ICT group (n = 12), and 4) unsuccessful recanalization group (n = 11). Left ventricular function in the chronic phase was assessed by contrast ventriculography using the global ejection fraction (EF) and regional wall motion (RWM) was assessed by the centerline method. Patients with recanalization had a significantly higher EF than did those without (62 +/- 12 vs 50 +/- 13%, p < 0.01). The mean EFs for groups with successful reperfusion were as follows: 65 +/- 8% for the spontaneous recanalization group, 61 +/- 14% for PTCA group (64 +/- 13% for direct PTCA group, 51 +/- 13% for rescue PTCA group) and 60 +/- 12% for the ICT group. The EFs for the spontaneous recanalization group and the direct PTCA group were significantly greater than that for the rescue PTCA group. The time to reperfusion and the thrombolysis in myocardial infarction (TIMI) flow grade before reperfusion did not affect the preservation of global left ventricular function. RWM of the infarcted area in patients with recanalization were less hypokinetic than that in patients without (p < 0.01). The mean RWM (SD/chord) in the successfully reperfused groups were -2.3 +/- 1.2 for the spontaneous recanalization group, -2.6 +/- 1.2 for the PTCA group (-2.3 +/- 1.1 for the direct PTCA group, -3.3 +/- 1.0 for rescue PTCA group) and -3.0 +/- 0.5 for the ICT group. Hypokinesis of the infarcted area was more severe in the rescue PTCA group than in the spontaneous recanalization group and the direct PTCA group (multiple comparison test p < 0.01, respectively), and hypokinesis was more severe in the ICT group than in the direct PTCA group (Student's t-test, p < 0.05).(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 400 WORDS)     

急性心肌梗死紧急PTCA联合支架置入与静脉内溶栓再通的比较

目的　比较急性心肌梗死 (AMI)行紧急PTCA联合支架置入术 (PCI)组与静脉内溶栓再通 (IT)组的差异。方法　对PCI组 4 8例和IT组 37例患者的临床资料 ,以及经上述 2种方法治疗后的临床事件发生率进行比较。结果　PCI组的出血发生率较IT组少 (2 0 8%vs 2 9 73% ,P <0 0 1) ,住院时间短 (15 375d± 6 2 4dvs 18 6 7d± 10 89d ,P <0 0 5 )。非致死性心绞痛发作、再梗死、脑梗死、非致死性心衰发作、心源性死亡率前者均少于后者 ,但统计学上无差异。结论　对急性心肌梗死 ,紧急PTCA联合支架置入术是一种好的方法 ,在某些方面优于静脉溶栓     

A comparison of electrocardiographic changes during reperfusion of acute myocardial infarction by thrombolysis or percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty

BACKGROUND: Different electrocardiographic changes have been described during thrombolytic therapy for acute myocardial infarction to indicate successful reperfusion. The occluded coronary artery also can be reopened by percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA). This study was performed to compare electrocardiographic changes during primary or rescue PTCA and thrombolytic therapy. The electrocardiographic changes were studied directly at the moment of reperfusion during PTCA. METHODS AND RESULTS: Continuous 12-lead electrocardiographic monitoring was performed in 110 patients with acute myocardial infarction undergoing a reperfusion intervention (thrombolytic therapy or primary or rescue PTCA) to assess electrocardiographic changes during reperfusion. Patency and Thrombolysis In Myocardial Infarction flow in the infarct-related artery were assessed by coronary angiography. During reperfusion of the infarct-related coronary artery, early signs of reperfusion were an increase of ST-segment deviation (30%), ST-segment normalization (70%), and terminal T-wave inversion (60%); only 11% of patients showed no ST-segment changes. Thrombolytic therapy was significantly more often accompanied by a transient increase in ST-segment deviation compared with primary PTCA. Accelerated idioventricular rhythm was documented in 51%, an increase in the number of ventricular premature complexes in 42%, nonsustained ventricular tachycardia in 7%, and bradycardia in 18% of all patients. CONCLUSIONS: This study confirms the occurrence of specific electrocardiographic changes at the time of reperfusion. The pattern of ST-segment change upon reperfusion relates to the type of treatment. Awareness of electrocardiographic changes at the moment of reperfusion will help to select patients for rescue PTCA and can be used to assess the effect of future pharmacologic interventions to limit reperfusion damage.     

急诊PTCA与溶栓治疗急性心肌梗死近期疗效对比研究

目的:对急诊PTCA和溶栓在急性心肌梗死(AMI)治疗中的近期疗效作一对比研究。方法:回顾性分析中山医院自2001年1月至2001年11月收治的行急诊PTCA和溶栓治疗的85例AMI患者的资料.并分析其临床不良事件的发生率、超声心动图检查结果。结果:急诊PTCA患者49名,溶栓患者36名。溶栓组的室性心律失常发生率(25%)、梗死后心绞痛(22.22%)、心源性休克(25%)、左室室壁运动积分指数(1.82±0.32)、行冠状动脉旁路手术(CABG)者(13.89%).死亡率(27.78%).平均住院天数(25.06±16.37)d.分别高于PTCA组的2.04% (P<0.01)、6.12%(P<0.05)、6.12%(P<0.05)、1.47±0.34(P<0.01)、0(P相似文献   

Patient selection for percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty in acute myocardial infarction

Whether thrombolytic therapy or immediate angioplasty should be the preferred treatment for patients with acute myocardial infarction has not yet been decided. Emergency angioplasty can be used as primary therapy, as an adjunct to thrombolytic therapy, or as a salvage procedure in patients in whom thrombolysis fails. Immediate angioplasty produces a higher recanalization rate, yet reclosure is more likely with this procedure. In many cases, patient selection for acute angioplasty remains controversial. Randomized trials comparing the results of thrombolysis with those of angioplasty are needed before definitive decisions can be made.     

急诊冠脉介入治疗急性心肌梗塞的临床观察

目的：观察急诊冠脉介入治疗急性心肌梗塞（AMI）的安全性及有效性。方法：对42例AMI患者在发病0．5～12小时内行直接PTCA术，必要时联合临时心脏起搏技术及主动脉气囊反搏术，梗死相关血管（IRA）43支，TIMI血流0级：30例（71．4％），Ⅰ级：9例（21．4％），Ⅱ级：3例（7．2％）。结果：43支IRA中39支获得再通（90．9％），均达TIMI Ⅲ级血流，再通血管残余狭窄〈20％，5例合并左心功能不全（killip分级Ⅱ～Ⅲ级）及3例合并心源性休克患者，术后症状明显改善，1例死亡（2．5％）。术后6例（15％）直接PTCA成功患者心绞痛再发，再次PTCA后血管再通。结论：直接PTCA治疗AMI成功率高，病死率低，近期预后良好，是一种安全有效的治疗方法。     

The spectrum of pathology associated with percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty during acute myocardial infarction

The purpose of this study was to determine at necropsy the morphologic consequences of percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty performed during acute myocardial infarction. The heart was examined in four patients who died between 6 hours and 4 days after coronary angioplasty. The patients had angioplasty of the left main coronary artery (one patient), left anterior descending coronary artery (two patients) and left circumflex coronary artery (one patient). Necropsy revealed residual stenosis, intimal hemorrhage and plaque disruption in all four patients. Also noted were distal embolization of plaque elements (two patients) and thrombotic occlusion of the coronary artery (one patient). In conclusion, the morphologic changes after angioplasty are varied. These changes illustrate the mechanisms of angioplasty and some of the complications that can be expected in a small number of cases. The morphologic changes associated with coronary angioplasty are similar in patients undergoing elective or emergency angioplasty although medial dissection was not observed in these patients with an evolving myocardial infarction.     

Percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty versus thrombolysis in acute myocardial infarction: A meta-analysis

While percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) as a primary modality for treating acute myocardial infarction (MI) has been shown to have important advantages over thrombolysis, a survival benefit has not been demonstrated because of the small size of the individual trials. To increase the statistical power to detect a survival benefit, we performed a meta-analysis of trials of PTCA and thrombolysis. We pooled the data for all randomized, controlled trials; randomized, controlled trials stratified according to thrombolytic agent [streptokinase vs. tissue plasminogen activator (TPA)]; and all trials. Pooling was performed by calculating the Mantel-Haenszel odds ratio with the Robins, Greenland, and Breslow estimate of variance. Calculation of the Q statistic was performed to assess heterogeneity. For all four analyses, the odds ratio indicated a significant survival advantage of PTCA over thrombolysis: all randomized controlled trials [0.57,95% confidence index (CI): 0.48,0.68)]; streptokinase trials [0.61,95% CI: 0.43,0.87); TPA trials (0.52,95% CI: 0.36,0.76); all trials (0.51,95% CI: 0.43,0.61). The Q statistic was not significant for any of the analyses. The results of our meta-analysis support the hypothesis that PTCA is associated with a significant reduction in mortality compared with thrombolysis.