Early abciximab administration in acute myocardial infarction treated with primary coronary intervention

BACKGROUND: Glycoprotein IIb/IIIa inhibitors improve myocardial reperfusion and clinical outcomes of patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) undergoing primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), but optimal timing of administration remains unclear. In this prospective randomized trial, we evaluated the impact of early abciximab administration on angiographic findings, myocardial salvage and left ventricular function. METHODS AND RESULTS: Fifty-five consecutive patients with first AMI, undergoing primary PCI, were randomized to abciximab administration either in the emergency room (early group: 27 patients) or in the catheterization laboratory after coronary angiography (late group: 28 patients). The primary outcome measures were initial Thrombolysis In Myocardial Infraction (TIMI) grade flow, corrected TIMI frame count and myocardial blush grade as well as salvage index and left ventricular function recovery as assessed by serial scintigraphic scans performed at admission, and 7 days and 1 month after PCI. Angiographic analysis showed a significant difference in initial TIMI grade 3 flow, corrected TIMI frame count and myocardial blush grade favouring early group. Moreover, salvage index and left ventricular function recovery were significantly greater in the early group (P=0.007; and P=0.043, respectively). CONCLUSIONS: In patients with AMI, treated with primary PCI, early abciximab administration improves myocardial salvage and left ventricular function recovery probably by starting early recanalization of the infarct-related artery.     

冠状动脉内应用维拉帕米对急性心肌梗死急诊介入治疗后冠状动脉灌注、心肌灌注和临床预后的影响

目的探讨急性ST段抬高性心肌梗死（STEMI）急诊经皮冠状动脉介入治疗（PCI）时冠状动脉内应用维拉帕米对冠状动脉灌注、心肌灌注及临床预后的影响。方法本研究为前瞻性、随机、双盲、对照性临床研究。连续性入选99例STEMI拟行急诊PCI的患者,随机分为维拉帕米组与对照组。在支架释放后即刻,维拉帕米组在靶血管内注入维拉帕米200μg,对照组在靶血管内注入肝素生理盐水,比较两组PCI术前、术后和冠状动脉内注药后的冠状动脉灌注和心肌灌注的差别。冠状动脉灌注以心外膜TIMI血流（TFG）和校正的TIMI血流帧数计数（CTFC）来评价。心肌灌注以TIMI心肌灌注分级（TMPG）和心肌灌注显影（MBG）来评价。并比较两组在PCI术后1周心脏彩色超声结果、住院期间以及随访期间主要心脏不良事件（MACE）发生率上的差别。结果最终91例患者有完整资料,其中维拉帕米组47例,对照组44例,两组临床基本特征和造影特征相仿。维拉帕米组和对照组在术前和支架释放后即刻冠状动脉灌注和心肌灌注各指标差异均无统计学意义（P〉0.05）。冠状动脉内注入维拉帕米后,维拉帕米组的CTFC、TFG、MBG、TMPG均较对照组有显著改善,分别为CTFC：27.1±14.2比39.0±23.8,P=0.011;TFG≥2级：100%比90.9%,P=0.035;MBG≥2级：91.5%%比75.5%,P=0.034;TMPG≥2级：89.4%比72.7%,P=0.042。维拉帕米组和对照组PCI术后1周时左室射血分数（63.4%±8.2%比63.5%±10.3%,P=0.578）、院内MACE发生率（4.3%比9.1%,P=0.613）和3个月MACE发生率（23.9%比22.7%,P=0.894）差异均无统计学意义。结论STEMI患者急诊行PCI治疗时,冠状动脉内应用维拉帕米可显著改善冠状动脉灌注和心肌灌注水平,但未观察到其对急诊PCI术后心室重构和短期临床预后的显著影响。     

Early administration of intracoronary verapamil improves myocardial perfusion during percutaneous coronary interventions for acute myocardial infarction

BACKGROUND: Intracoronary calcium-channel blockers administered in the event of no reflow during percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in acute myocardial infarction (AMI) have been shown to improve myocardial perfusion. STUDY OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effects of the administration of intracoronary verapamil before the occurrence of no reflow during direct PCI. DESIGN AND SETTING: Single-center, nonrandomized, prospective study with a retrospective control group. PATIENTS AND METHODS: From September 2001 to December 2003, 50 consecutive patients with AMI were prospectively enrolled for intracoronary verapamil treatment. Intracoronary verapamil was administered immediately prior to balloon inflation and at short intervals during the procedure thereafter. Retrospectively, 50 consecutive AMI patients who had undergone direct PCI and had not received intracoronary calcium-channel blockers were enrolled as control subjects. Patients with cardiogenic shock or platelet glycoprotein IIb/IIIa inhibitor were excluded. Thrombolysis in Myocardial Infarction (TIMI) flow grade, corrected TIMI frame count (CTFC), and TIMI myocardial perfusion grade (TMPG) were assessed prior to and following PCI by two independent cardiologists blinded to the procedures. RESULTS: The two groups had similar baseline and post-procedural angiographic characteristics, although the patients who been administered verapamil received more stent implantations than the control subjects (84% vs 60%, p = 0.008). Post-procedural TIMI flow < 3 (odds ratio [OR], 0.39; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.12 to 1.30; p = 0.18) and TMPG (OR, 1.24; 95% CI, 0.46 to 3.34; p = 0.68) were not associated with the implantation of the stents. There were no significant difference in post-PCI TIMI flow (p = 0.68) and CTFC (p = 0.36) between patients treated with verapamil and the control subjects. Post-PCI TMPG was significantly better in patients treated with intracoronary verapamil (p = 0.003). Forty-two percent of the patients treated with verapamil were found to have TMPG-3, while only 14% of the control subjects were found to have the same degree of TMPG (p = 0.004). Treatment with intracoronary verapamil (OR, 0.26; 95% CI, 0.12 to 0.58; p = 0.001) and pre-PCI TIMI flow (OR, 0.54; 95% CI, 0.35 to 0.84; p = 0.006) were found by multiple logistic regression to be independent predictors of TMPG. CONCLUSIONS: Early administration of intracoronary verapamil during direct PCI improves post-procedural myocardial perfusion, as evaluated by TMPG.     

急性心肌梗死直接与联合冠状动脉入治疗的比较

目的比较尿激酶静脉溶栓联合冠状动脉(冠脉)介入治疗(PCI)术与直接PCI术对急性心肌梗死(AMI)的有效性和安全性。方法64例首次ST段抬高AMI(STelevationmyocarialinfarc-tion,STEMI)患者随机分为直接PCI组(直接PCI治疗)和联合PCI组(在尿激酶静脉溶栓基础上联合直接PCI治疗)。PCI术治疗前后行冠脉造影、心电图检查,观察梗死相关血管(IRA)前向血流,测定心肌梗死溶栓治疗临床试验(TIMI)血流、TIMI心肌灌注分级(TMPG),计算冠脉造影灌注积分(APS)和心电图ST段回落程度,评估心外膜血管和心肌灌注情况,对两组患者介入术前IRA通畅率、住院期间出血并发症、急性缺血事件发生率及出院前左心室功能进行比较。用线性回归分析评价ST段回落程度与APS的相关性。结果PCI术前联合PCI组冠脉再通率显著高于直接PCI组(68.8%比37.6%,P<0.05),其中完全再通率在两组间比较差异有统计学意义(46.9%比21.9%,P<0.05);联合PCI组心肌再灌注率显著高于直接PCI组(71.9%比37.4%,P<0.01),其中完全心肌再灌注率在两组间比较差异有统计学意义(46.9%比21.9%,P<0.05)。PCI术后两组IRA的TIMI血流3级比较差异无统计学意义(90.6%比87.5%,P>0.05),但比较TMPG差异有统计学意义(93.8%比75.0%,P<0.05),其中TMP3级有明显差异(65.6%比37.5%,P<0.05);联合PCI组APS10~12分(心肌完全再灌注)与直接PCI组比较差异有统计学意义(P<0.01)。介入治疗后出院前联合PCI组的LVEF值明显大于直接PCI组。联合PCI组ST段完全回落比例明显高于直接PCI组。线性回归分析评价ST段回落程度与APS之间有显著相关性(相关系数r=0.961,P<0.001),住院期间两组均无死亡病例、严重出血及急性缺血事件发生。结论联合PCI术较直接PCI术可获得更好的IRA开通、心肌组织和微循环灌注及心功能的明显改善。APS结合TIMI血流分级和TMPG可较好地完整评价心外膜血管和心肌灌注情况,并与心电图ST段回落程度有显著相关性。     

Randomized early versus late abciximab in acute myocardial infarction treated with primary coronary intervention (RELAx-AMI Trial).

OBJECTIVES: This prospective randomized trial evaluates the impact of early abciximab administration on angiographic and left ventricular function parameters. BACKGROUND: Glycoprotein IIb/IIIa inhibitors improve myocardial reperfusion in patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) undergoing primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), but optimal timing of administration remains unclear. METHODS: Two-hundred ten consecutive patients with first AMI undergoing primary PCI were randomized to abciximab administration either in the emergency room (early group: 105 patients) or in the catheterization laboratory, after coronary angiography (late group: 105 patients). Primary end points were initial Thrombolysis In Myocardial Infarction (TIMI) flow grade, corrected TIMI frame count (cTFC), and myocardial blush grade (MBG), as well as left ventricular function recovery as assessed by serial echocardiographic evaluations. RESULTS: Angiographic pre-PCI analysis showed a significantly better initial TIMI flow grade 3 (24% vs. 10%; p = 0.01), cTFC (78 +/- 30 frames vs. 92 +/- 21 frames; p = 0.001), and MBG 2 or 3 (15% vs. 6%; p = 0.02) favoring the early group. Consistently, post-PCI tissue perfusion parameters were significantly improved in the early group, as assessed by 60-min ST-segment reduction > or =70% (50% vs. 35%; p = 0.03) and MBG 2 or 3 (79% vs. 58%; p = 0.001). Left ventricular function recovery at 1 month was significantly greater in the early group (mean gain ejection fraction 8 +/- 7% vs. 6 +/- 7%, p = 0.02; mean gain wall motion score index 0.4 +/- 0.3 vs. 0.3 +/- 0.3, p = 0.03). CONCLUSIONS: In patients with AMI treated with primary PCI, early abciximab administration improves pre-PCI angiographic findings, post-PCI tissue perfusion, and 1-month left ventricular function recovery, possibly by starting early recanalization of the infarct-related artery.     

Sequential risk stratification using TIMI risk score and TIMI flow grade among patients treated with fibrinolytic therapy for ST-segment elevation acute myocardial infarction

In the setting of ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), the Thrombolysis In Myocardial Infarction (TIMI) risk score (TRS) and indexes of epicardial and myocardial perfusion are associated with mortality. The association between TRS at presentation and angiographic indexes of epicardial and myocardial perfusion after reperfusion therapy has not been investigated. We hypothesized that TRS, TIMI flow grade (TFG), and TIMI myocardial perfusion grade (TMPG) would provide independent prognostic information and that angiographic indexes of poor flow and perfusion would be associated with a higher TRS. TRS and angiographic data were evaluated in 3,801 patients from the TIMI 4, 10A, 10B, 14, 20, 23, and 24 trials. Within each TRS stratum (TRS 0 to 2, 3 to 4, >/=5), 30-day mortality increased stepwise among patients with impaired TFG at 60 minutes after fibrinolytic administration. In a multivariate model adjusting for the TRS strata, impaired TMPG (0/1) was independently associated with higher mortality (odds ratio 2.28, p = 0.018). In a multivariate model adjusting for the TFG and infarct location, the likelihood of impaired TMPG (0/1) was greater among intermediate-risk (TRS 3 to 4) and high-risk (TRS >/=5) patients than among low-risk (TRS 0 to 2) patients (odds ratio 1.43, p = 0.019 and 1.50, p = 0.055, respectively). Thus, impaired epicardial flow and myocardial perfusion are independently associated with increased 30-day mortality among patients identified by TRS as high risk, although there is no synergism between either TFG or TMPG and TRS. High TRS at presentation is associated with abnormal myocardial perfusion, even after adjusting for possible confounders.     

Early administration of abciximab in patients with acute myocardial infarction improves angiographic and clinical outcome after primary angioplasty.

Adjunctive use of abciximab during percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for acute myocardial infarction (AMI) improves clinical outcome. This study addresses the outcome of patients with AMI treated with abciximab, initiated either before transport to a PCI center (early group) or immediately upon arrival at the catheterization laboratory (late group) for primary PCI. Of 446 consecutive patients with AMI, angiographic data and clinical complications were evaluated up to 6 months after primary PCI. Patients received abciximab before transport (early group; n = 138) or just before the intervention (late group; n = 308). Baseline data, including transport time (45 +/- 15 min; range, 15-60 min), were comparable in both groups. Early reperfusion was more prevalent in the early group (35% vs. late 19%; P < 0.001). Furthermore, a better final TIMI 3 flow was noted in the early group (91% vs. late 83%; P = 0.05). Although mortality reduction attributable to early abciximab treatment could not be demonstrated, major adverse cardiac events (MACE) occurred in 27% in the early group and 36% in the late group (P = 0.05). Revascularization rates were similar, but repeat acute coronary syndromes were less frequent in the early group (11% vs. late group 20%; P = 0.04). In multivariate analysis, cardiogenic shock, out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, and previously known coronary artery disease were independent predictors of higher MACE rate, whereas early reperfusion and final TIMI 3 flow reduced 6-month MACE rate. Abciximab pretreatment of patients with AMI for primary PCI results in better initial and final TIMI flow and tends to improve 6-month clinical outcome.     

替罗非班对急性心肌梗死患者急诊PCI治疗疗效的影响

目的探讨急性心肌梗死(AMI)患者急诊冠状动脉介入治疗(PCI)不同时间应用替罗非班PCI疗效的差别。方法选择急诊入院的60例AMI患者随机分为早期治疗组(n=30)与晚期治疗组(n=30),早期治疗组于急诊入院即刻静脉给予替罗非班;晚期治疗组于冠状动脉造影后静脉给替罗非班。比较两组患者PCI术前后的TIMI血流分级、TIMI心肌灌注分级(TIMI myocardial perfusion grade,TMPG)、血小板聚集率及出血情况。记录住院期间及随访3个月时的主要心血管事件(心源性死亡、非致死性心肌梗死及再发性心绞痛、主要心脏不良事件)的发生率。结果(1)术前TIMI前向血流达到3级的比例:早期治疗组明显高于晚期治疗组;术后两组差异无统计学意义。(2)术前和术后的TMPG 2-3级比例:早期治疗组均显著高于晚期治疗组。(3)术后血小板聚集率:两组患者均较术前明显下降,两组之间差异无统计学意义。结论AMI患者入院时尽早应用替罗非班对急诊PCI治疗是安全有效的,且能够更明显改善靶血管前向血流TIMI分级及心肌灌注TMPG分级。     

校正TIMI帧数与ST段回落评价老年急性心肌梗死患者支架成形术后心肌组织灌注

目的　观察老年急性心肌梗死 (AMI)患者冠状动脉介入 (PCI)治疗成功后 ,校正的 TIMI帧数 (CTFC)与心电图 ST段回落联合评价心肌组织水平灌注的可行性。方法　选取接受 PCI治疗后血流达 TIMI3级的老年 AMI患者 42例 ,测定 CTFC,并在术前及术后 1月分别测定室壁运动记分 (WMSI)。观察 CTFC与 WMSI之间的相关性 ,同时检查术前及术后 1 h心电图 ST段回落情况。结果　按照 CTFC将 TIMI血流 3级者分为快、慢两组 ,快 CTFC组 ST段回落程度明显优于慢 CTFC组 ;一个月后快 CTFC组的 WMSI改善程度明显优于慢 CTFC组 ,CTFC与术前、术后WMSI的差值有明显的负相关 ;快 CTFC组患者从发病到接受 PCI治疗的时间明显短于慢 CTFC组。结论　 CTFC作为一种定量、客观、简单、经济、重复性好的方法评价心肌微循环灌注情况 ,较低的 CTFC及心电图 ST段回落完全预示着良好的心功能恢复及临床预后 ,可为临床提供是否需要进一步辅助治疗的依据。     

Relation of corrected thrombolysis in myocardial infarction frame count and ST‐segment resolution to myocardial tissue perfusion after acute myocardial infarction

Objectives : To evaluate myocardial tissue perfusion by corrected thrombolysis in myocardial infarction (TIMI) frame count (CTFC) and ST‐segment resolution after successful percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI). Background : Early and sustained potency of infarct‐related artery (IRA) has become the main goal of reperfusion therapy in patients with AMI. However, myocardial tissue perfusion may remain impaired even after the achievement of TIMI grade 3 flow of the epicardial artery without residual stenosis. Methods : CTFC was measured after successful PCI in 63 patients with first AMI. The extent of ST‐segment resolution was recorded 1 hr after reperfusion therapy. The wall motion score index (WMSI) was assessed before and 1 month after PCI. Then we studied the correlation between CTFC, ST‐segment resolution, and WMSI. Results : According to CTFC, the patients with TIMI grade 3 flow after PCI were divided into two groups: CTFC fast group and CTFC slow group. CTFC fast group had higher percentage of complete ST resolution (54.1% vs. 25.0%, P < 0.05) and lower percentage of no ST resolution (2.6% vs. 29.2%, P < 0.05). Improvement of WMSI in the CTFC fast group was significantly greater than that of the CTFC slow group (1.30 ± 0.41 vs. 0.64 ± 0.30, P < 0.05). CTFC had a significant negative correlation with the change in WMSI (r = ?0.75, P < 0.01). Conclusions : Combined with ST‐segment resolution, CTFC could predict risk for patients with successful reperfusion therapy after AMI and provide evidence for additional adjunctive treatment. © 2008 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.     

Rationale and design of the ETN-STEP (Early administration of Tirofiban in mid to high risk patients with non-ST elevation acute coronary syndrome referred for percutaneous coronary intervention) project: A multi-center, randomized, controlled clinic trial in Chinese patients

As a member of Glycoprotein IIb/IIIa (GP IIb/IIIa) inhibitors, Tirofiban had been shown to improve myocardial reperfusion and clinical outcomes in patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), but the optimal timing of administration of Tirofiban remains unclear. In order to compare the effects of upstream versus downstream administration of Tirofiban in Chinese patients with mid to high risk, non-ST elevation acute coronary syndrome (ACS) referred for PCI, a multicenter, randomized, controlled, prospective study will be conducted. A total of 500 mid to high risk, non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI) ACS patients will be recruited for this study. Patients will be randomized to Tirofiban upstream administration group (initiated 12 h before PCI) and Tirofiban downstream administration group (initiated at cath-lab after angiography). Thrombolysis in myocardial infarction (TIMI) flow grades, TIMI myocardial perfusion grades (TMPG), and Corrected TIMI frame counting (CTFC) before and after PCI, as well as clinical outcomes during the hospital stay, and within 30 days after PCI will be compared between the two groups. This study will provide evidence on the optimal timing for initiating administration of Tirofiban in mid to high NSTEMI ACS subjects undergoing PCI.     

急性冠状动脉支架成形术后心肌组织灌注的临床研究

目的 观察急性心肌梗死患者冠状动脉介入(PCI)治疗成功后，校正的TIMI帧数(CTFC)与心电图ST段回落联合评价心肌组织水平灌注的可行性。方法 测定PCI治疗后血流达。TIMI3级患者的CTFC，并在术前及术后1个月分别测定室壁运动记分(WMSI)。观察CTFC与WMSI之间的相关性，同时检查术前及术后1小时心电图ST段回落情况。结果 按照CTFC将，TIMI血流3级者分为快、慢两组，快CTFC组患者ST段回落程度明显优于慢CTFC组；1个月后快CTFC组患者的室壁运动记分改善程度明显优于慢CTFC组，CTFC与术前、术后WMSI的差值有明显的负相关；快CTFC组患者从发病到接受PCI治疗的时间明显短于慢CTFC组。结论 CTFC作为一种定量、客观、简单、经济、重复性好的方法评价心肌微循环灌注情况，较低的CTFC及心电图ST段回落完全预示着良好的心功能恢复，可为临床提供是否需要进一步辅助治疗的证据。     

冠脉内注射尿激酶原对AMI患者急诊PCI术后心肌微循环的影响

目的:探讨冠脉内注射重组人尿激酶原(rhPro-UK)对急性心肌梗死(AMI)患者急诊经皮冠脉介入治疗(PCI)术后心肌微循环的影响。方法:2016年7月~2017年12月我院的90例行PCI治疗的AMI患者被随机均分为PCI对照组(单纯急诊PCI)和联合治疗组(先冠脉内注射rhPro-UK,再行急诊PCI)。比较两组PCI术后即刻TIMI血流分级、校正的TIMI血流帧数(CTFC)、TIMI心肌灌注分级(TMPG),及PCI术前、24h后外周血肌酸激酶同工酶(CK-MB)、心肌肌钙蛋白I(cTnI)水平,并记录两组30d内主要不良心血管事件(MACE)及出血事件发生情况。结果:术后即刻,与PCI对照组比较,联合治疗组TIMI 3级比例(75.56%比91.11%)、TMPG 3级比例(71.11%比93.33%)均显著升高,CTFC[(30.62±4.94)帧比(24.84±5.29)帧]显著降低,P<0.05或<0.01。两组术后24h外周血CK-MB、cTnI水平均显著升高;与PCI对照组比较,联合治疗组术后24h CK-MB[(34.26±5.64)ng/ml比(29.68±4.49)ng/ml]、cTnI[(9.85±2.36)ng/ml比(8.25±2.13)ng/ml]水平显著降低,P均=0.001。联合治疗组30d内MACE发生率显著低于PCI对照组(15.56%比35.56%),P=0.030;两组30d内出血事件发生率无显著差异,P=0.535。结论:冠脉内注射尿激酶原能够显著改善AMI患者急诊PCI术后心肌微循环灌注,减轻心肌损伤,降低30d内MACE发生率,且不显著增加出血风险。     

Reperfusion after primary angioplasty for ST-elevation myocardial infarction: predictors of success and relationship to clinical outcomes in the APEX-AMI angiographic study.

AIMS: We studied the clinical, demographic, and angiographic factors associated with successful reperfusion and the relationship between angiographic indices and clinical outcomes in a subset of the APEX-AMI trial, which tested the efficacy of pexelizumab in ST-elevation myocardial infarction patients undergoing primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). METHODS AND RESULTS: Among 5745 patients enrolled in the trial, 1018 underwent independent quantitative angiographic evaluation by a core laboratory. Successful epicardial reperfusion was defined as TIMI (thrombolysis in myocardial infarction) flow grade 3 or corrected TIMI frame count (cTFC) <28 frames, and successful myocardial reperfusion as TIMI myocardial perfusion grade (TMPG) 2 or 3. TIMI 3 flow after PCI occurred in 85%, cTFC < 28 in 58% (mean cTFC was 27 +/- 20), and TMPG 2 or 3 in 91%. Overall 90 day clinical outcomes were 2.7% for mortality and 8.2% for the composite of death, congestive heart failure (CHF), or shock. After adjustment for baseline characteristics, TMPG 2/3 after PCI was associated with younger age [odds ratio (OR) for 10 year increase 0.75, 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.59-0.96, P = 0.023], pre-PCI TIMI flow 2/3 (OR 3.5, 95% CI 1.7-7.1, P = 0.001), and ischaemic time [for every hour, OR 0.81 (0.69-0.96), P = 0.015]. TMPG 2/3 after PCI was significantly associated with 90 day mortality (adjusted hazard ratio 0.26, 95% CI 0.09-0.78, P = 0.013). Neither post-PCI TMPG nor TIMI flow grade was significantly associated with 90 day death/CHF/shock. CONCLUSION: Younger age, patent infarct-related artery at presentation, and ischaemic time predicted higher likelihood of successful myocardial perfusion, which was associated with improved survival.     

校正的TIMI帧数评价急性心肌梗死血管成形术后心肌组织灌注

目的观察急性心肌梗死患者经皮冠状动脉介入(PCI)治疗成功后,即TIMI血流达到3级时,用校正的TIMI帧数(CTFC)评价心肌组织水平灌注的可行性.方法选取急性心肌梗死患者急症PCI治疗后血流达TIMI 3级者63例,其中男45例,女18例.测定患者的CTFC,并在术前及术后1个月分别测定室壁运动记分(WMSI).观察CTFC与WMSI之间的相关性.结果按照CTFC将TIMI血流3级者分为快、慢两组,1个月后快CTFC组的WMSI改善程度明显优于慢CTFC组,CTFC与术前、术后WMSI的差值有明显的负相关;快CTFC组患者从发病到接受PCI治疗的时间明显短于慢CTFC组.结论较低的CTFC预示着良好的心功能恢复及临床预后,它是一种定量、客观、简单、经济、重复性好的方法,用其评价心肌循环灌注情况可为临床提供是否需要进一步辅助治疗的证据.     

Association of duration of symptoms at presentation with angiographic and clinical outcomes after fibrinolytic therapy in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction.

OBJECTIVES: We sought to determine if an underlying mechanism of the association between prolonged symptom-to-treatment times and adverse outcomes may be an association of symptom-to-treatment times with impaired Thrombolysis In Myocardial Infarction myocardial perfusion grades (TMPGs). BACKGROUND: Prolonged symptom duration among ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) patients undergoing fibrinolytic therapy is associated with adverse outcomes. METHODS: Angiography was performed 60 min after fibrinolytic administration in 3,845 Thrombolysis In Myocardial Infarction (TIMI) trial patients. RESULTS: The median time from symptom onset to treatment was longer among patients with impaired myocardial perfusion (3.0 h for TMPG 0/1 vs. 2.7 h for TMPG 2/3; p = 0.001). In a multivariate model, impaired tissue perfusion (TMPG 0/1) remained associated with increased time to treatment (odds ratio 1.14 per hour of delay; p = 0.007) even after adjusting for Thrombolysis In Myocardial Infarction flow grade (TFG) 3, left anterior descending infarct location, and baseline clinical characteristics. Impaired myocardial perfusion after rescue/adjunctive percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) was associated with longer median times to treatment (3.0 h for TMPG 2/3 vs. 2.7 h for TMPG 0/1; p = 0.017), as was abnormal epicardial flow after rescue/adjunctive PCI (3.3 h for TFG 0/1/2 vs. 2.8 h for TFG 3; p = 0.005). Thirty-day mortality was associated with longer time from onset of symptoms to treatment (6.6% mortality for time to treatment >4 h vs. 3.3%; p < 0.001), even among patients undergoing rescue PCI. CONCLUSIONS: A prolonged symptom to treatment time among STEMI patients is associated with impaired myocardial perfusion independent of epicardial flow both immediately after fibrinolytic administration and after rescue/adjunctive PCI. These data provide a pathophysiologic link between prolonged symptoms due to vessel occlusion, impaired myocardial perfusion, and poor clinical outcomes.     

急性心肌梗死经皮冠状动脉介入治疗后心肌灌注的方法评价

目的　联合应用TIMI心肌灌注分级 (TMP)、校正的TIMI画面记帧 (CTFC)、心电图ST段变化 (sumSTR)方法评价急性心肌梗死 (AMI)急诊经皮冠状动脉介入治疗 (PCI)后心肌灌注程度 ,探讨心肌灌注程度对临床预后的影响。方法　 77例AMI患者PCI后即刻采用TMP CTFC、TMP sumSTR、CTFC sumSTR三种联合方法评价心肌灌注程度 ,PCI术后 1个月检查双核素心肌灌注显像 ,记录 6个月心脏事件。结果　评价心肌灌注程度 ,与双核素心肌灌注显像对比 ,TMP sumSTR敏感性 86 7%、特异性 85 7%、准确性 86 2 % ;TMP CTFC敏感性 80 %、特异性 77 1%、准确性 78 5 % ;多变量回归分析TMP 0 / 1级 sumSTR <30 %为 6个月心脏事件的独立危险因子 (OR=2 1 5 ,95 %可信区间 2 7～ 6 5 7,P =0 0 0 3) ;Kaplan Meier分析曲线显示TMP sumSTR方法评价的心肌灌注不良组 6个月心脏事件高于心肌灌注良好组 (P <0 0 5 )。结论　TMP sumSTR、TMP CTFC能更好的评价心肌灌注程度 ;TMP sumSTR可预测 6个月心脏事件。     

Relation of hyperemic epicardial flow to outcomes among patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction receiving fibrinolytic therapy

In patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), the restoration of normal epicardial flow following fibrinolytic administration is associated with improved clinical outcomes. The goal of this analysis was to examine the relation between hyperemic flow and outcomes following fibrinolytic administration for STEMI. In Clopidogrel as Adjunctive Reperfusion Therapy-Thrombolysis In Myocardial Infarction 28 (CLARITY-TIMI 28), patients with STEMI (n=3,491) treated with fibrinolytic therapy were scheduled to undergo angiography 48 to 192 hours after randomization. Corrected TIMI frame count (CTFC) and TIMI myocardial perfusion grade (TMPG) were assessed, and their associations with outcomes at 30 days were evaluated. When evaluating initial angiography of the infarct-related artery, there was a nearly linear relation between CTFC and 30-day mortality, with faster flow (lower CTFC) associated with improved outcomes. Conversely, in patients who underwent percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), very fast flow (CTFC<14) after intervention was associated with worse outcomes. Post-PCI hyperemic flow (CTFC<14) was associated with a higher incidence of mortality (p=0.056), recurrent myocardial infarction (p=0.011), and a composite of death or myocardial infarction (p<0.001) compared with normal flow (CTFC 14 to 28). When post-PCI CTFC was further stratified by TMPG, there was a U-shaped relation between mortality and CTFC in patients with poor myocardial perfusion (TMPG 0 or 1). This relation appeared to be linear in patients with TMPG 2 or 3. In conclusion, in patients who undergo PCI after fibrinolytic therapy for STEMI, hyperemic flow on coronary angiography is associated with an increased incidence of adverse outcomes. Hyperemic flow with associated impaired myocardial perfusion may be a marker of more extensive downstream microembolization.     

Angiographic evaluation of the effect of intracoronary abciximab administration in patients undergoing urgent PCI

BACKGROUND: Recent data suggest that the intracoronary (i.c.) administration of a systemic bolus dose of abciximab during PCI may increase the efficacy of this antiplatelet drug. However, the effect of i.c. abciximab on coronary angiographic flow has been not clarified. METHODS: We studied 37 consecutive patients with acute coronary syndromes (ACS) who underwent successful urgent PCI on the target vessel and were treated by an i.c. abciximab bolus (0.25 mg/kg) prior to the first balloon inflation (Group IC), and 37 matched controls who were treated by intravenous (i.v.) abciximab bolus at the same dose (Group IV). Corrected TIMI frame count (CTFC) in the culprit and in a non-culprit coronary artery branch was assessed before treatment, immediately after intracoronary administration of abciximab bolus and at the end of the procedure. RESULTS: After administration of abciximab, CTFC significantly decreased from 48+37 to 33+30 (P=0.001) in the culprit vessel while in the non-culprit vessel it remained unchanged (16+7 pre-treatment and 16+7 post-treatment, P=0.68). Final CTFC was 12+4 in Group IC and 14+5 in Group IV (P=0.069). Post-treatment mean peak of the cardiac enzymes showed a trend toward reduction in Group IC compared with Group IV. CONCLUSIONS: The i.c. administration of abciximab bolus acutely decreases CTFC through culprit vessels of patients with ACS undergoing urgent PCI. Further studies evaluating the potential clinical benefits associated with i.c. abciximab administration are warranted.     

急性心肌梗死急诊经皮冠状动脉介入治疗后评价心肌组织再灌注方法的对比研究

目的应用TIMI心肌灌注分级、单个导联ST段回落幅度、单个导联ST段最大偏移幅度和超声心动图四种方法评价急性心肌梗死急诊经皮冠状动脉介入治疗后心肌水平再灌注。方法50例急性心肌梗死患者急诊介入治疗后采用TIMI心肌灌注分级、单个导联ST段回落幅度、单个导联ST段最大偏移幅度及随访1个月超声心动图观察室壁运动改善四种方法评价心肌灌注,并于术后7±2天行核素心肌灌注显像。结果与核素心肌灌注显像比较,TIMI心肌灌注分级敏感性为94.7,特异性为16.7,准确性为76.0;单个导联ST段回落幅度敏感性为89.5,特异性为83.3,准确性为88.0;单个导联ST段最大偏移幅度敏感性为84.2,特异性为83.3,准确性为84.0;超声心动图敏感性为78.9,特异性为83.3,准确性为80.0。心电图(单个导联ST段回落幅度、单个导联ST段最大偏移幅度)和超声心动图与核素检查存在一致性,且一致性良好;TIMI心肌灌注分级未显示与核素检查存在一致性。结论心电图和超声心动图可较好地评价急性心肌梗死后心肌组织再灌注水平。