心肌梗死区存活心肌对糖尿病急性心肌梗死患者PCI术后心功能的影响(英文)

目的:探讨糖尿病急性心肌梗死经皮冠状动脉介入治疗(PCI)术后患者心肌梗死区存活心肌对左室重构及左心功能的影响。方法:208例2型糖尿病并急性心肌梗死PCI术后的患者接受静息状态下18-氟脱氧葡萄糖正电子发射断层扫描术(18F-FDG PET)心肌代谢显像与99m锝-甲氧基异丁基异腈单光子发射型计算机断层成像术(99Tcm-MIBI SPECT)心肌灌注显像,根据心肌梗死区有无存活心肌,分为有心肌存活组(115例,灌注-代谢不匹配)和无心肌存活组(93例,灌注一代谢匹配)。检测两组PCI术前、术后超声心动图各指标,观察心肌梗死区心肌存活状态对于左室重构以及心功能的影响。结果:心肌梗死12个月后有存活心肌组左室射血分数(LVEF)显著高于无存活心肌组[(46.7±6.98)%比(44.1±7.12)%],左室舒张末期内径(LVEDd)[(53.17±4.77)mm比(55.46±4.75)mm],左房内径[(35.89±12.08)mm比(39.25±11.31)mm]显著小于无存活心肌组,P均<0.05。舒张期二尖瓣血流速度峰值的比值12个月后两组无显著差异(P>0.05)。结论:于2型糖尿病合并急性心肌梗死的患者,心肌梗死区有存活心肌患者较无心肌存活患者,LVEF明显改善,左室舒张末期内径显著缩小。     

ST-segment resolution assessed immediately after primary percutaneous coronary intervention correlates with infarct size and left ventricular function in cardiac magnetic resonance at 1-year follow-up

Background

Little is known about the predictive value of electrocardiographic ST-segment resolution (STR) assessed immediately after primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). The aim of the study was to analyze the value of STR and maximum single-lead ST-segment elevation assessed immediately after primary PCI in prediction of infarct size and left ventricular function in cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) at 1-year follow-up.

Methods and results

A total of 28 patients with anterior wall ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction treated with primary PCI entered the study. There was a significant correlation of STR and maximum single-lead ST-segment elevation assessed immediately after primary PCI and CMR infarct size and left ventricular function after 1 year. When analyzed according to standard optimal reperfusion cutoff (70% for STR and 1 mm for single-lead elevation), both electrocardiographic parameters were also good predictors of CMR infarct size and left ventricular function after 1 year.

Conclusions

ST-segment resolution and the single-lead maximum ST-segment elevation assessed immediately after primary PCI for ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction are good predictors of infarct size and left ventricular function in 1-year follow-up.     

Effects of glucose-insulin-potassium infusion on myocardial perfusion and left ventricular remodeling in patients treated with primary angioplasty for ST-elevation acute myocardial infarction

The role of glucose-insulin-potassium (GIK) infusion in the management of acute coronary syndrome is controversial. Limited data are available on the effects of adjunctive high-dose GIK (30% glucose, 50 IU of insulin, 80 mEq of potassium chloride infused at 1.5 ml/kg/hour over 24 hours) on myocardial perfusion and left ventricular (LV) remodeling in patients treated with primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction. In this prospective study, 73 patients were randomized to receive GIK infusion (n = 40) or saline (placebo, n = 33) in addition to standard therapy. The primary end points were myocardial perfusion after PCI and LV remodeling at 6 months. Thrombolysis In Myocardial Infarction frame count and myocardial blush grade were evaluated before and after reperfusion treatment. LV end-diastolic and end-systolic volumes, ejection fraction, and wall motion score index were assessed in each patient after PCI and after 6 months. Although no differences in final Thrombolysis In Myocardial Infarction flow were observed between the 2 groups, myocardial blush grade 3 was more frequently achieved in the GIK group (p <0.05). At 6 months, ventricular remodeling was more often observed in the control group (24% vs 3%, p <0.05). In conclusion, GIK infusion in adjunct to primary PCI in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction was safe, improved myocardial perfusion after revascularization, and was associated with less LV remodeling at follow-up.     

Prognostic Impact of Contrast-Enhanced CMR Early after Acute ST Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI) in a Regional STEMI Network

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: In acute ST segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), rapid restoration of epicardial coronary blood flow and myocardial perfusion limits infarct size and improves survival. Primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is superior to systemic fibrinolysis when instantly performed by experienced operators. The "Herzinfarktverbund Essen" (HIVE) is an urban STEMI network supporting direct patient transfer for primary PCI to four PCI centers covering a city area of 600,000 inhabitants. Integrated health care is an optional part of the HIVE allowing for reimbursement of medical innovations such as the evaluation of infarct size and the presence and extent of microvascular obstruction by contrast-enhanced cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR). The aim of this study was to assess the prognostic impact of contrast-enhanced CMR in the patient cohort of a regional STEMI network. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Within the 1st year (09/2004 to 08/2005) of the HIVE registry, 489 patients with acute myocardial infarction were treated in the four primary PCI centers. In one of the centers, including 143 patients, early CMR imaging using a standardized MR protocol for infarct quantification was performed whenever possible. Patients with hemodynamic instability, emergency coronary artery bypass grafting, resuscitation or death prior to CMR, claustrophobia, and other general contraindications to MRI had to be excluded, leaving 67 patients (54 male; mean age 61 +/- 12 years) for final evaluation. CMR was performed 4.5 +/- 2.5 days after admission on a 1.5-T MR scanner (Sonata, Siemens Medical Solutions, Erlangen, Germany) including steady-state free precession (SSFP) cine imaging for left ventricular function and single-shot inversion-recovery SSFP imaging for delayed enhancement (DE) and no-reflow (NR) evaluation following injection of 0.2 mmol/kg body weight gadodiamide (Omniscan, GE Healthcare Buchler, Munich, Germany). NR and DE volumes were calculated from single-shot short-axis stacks taken within the 1st minute following gadodiamide infusion by manual planimetry and summation of disks. 1-year follow-up data (telephone interview) for major adverse cardiac events (MACE: cardiac death, myocardial infarction, and rehospitalization for congestive heart failure, angina pectoris, or revascularization) were available for all patients. RESULTS: DE as a measure of infarct size was 9% +/- 7% (range 0-33%) of left ventricular mass (LVM), and mean volume of microvascular obstruction was 2% +/- 3% (range 0-17%). Microvascular obstruction was present in 61% of patients. 16 MACE (one cardiac death, one myocardial infarction, and 14 rehospitalizations for congestive heart failure or unstable angina pectoris with PCI in six cases) occurred within the follow-up period of 430 +/- 63 days. Patients with MACE had larger infarcts (14% +/- 10% vs. 8% +/- 6% DE), lower left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF 44% +/- 17% vs. 48% +/- 14%) and larger NR (3% +/- 5% vs. 2% +/- 3%). Using a stepwise logistic regression model, only NR > 0.5% of LVM was independently related to outcome (odds ratio = 3.9, confidence interval 1.1-13.9). CONCLUSION: NR as a correlate of microvascular obstruction remains independently related to prognosis in patients with acute myocardial infarction treated by PCI.     

Beneficial Effects of Delayed Opening the Infarct - related Artery on Late Phase Left Ventricular Function in Acute Anterior Myocardial Infarction

Objectives To assess the effect of delayed opening the infarct - related artery(IRA) by percutanous coronary intervention (PCI) on the late phase left ventricular function after acute anterior myocardial infarction. Methods 64 patients with initial Q -wave anterior myocardial infarction and the infarct- related arteries were total occluded conformed by angiogram at 2 to 14 days after onset were divided into successful PCI group and control group (not receiving PCI or the IRA not re - opened). 2 - DE was performed at early phase ( about 3 weeks) , 2 and 6months after onset of AMI respectively to detect the left ventricular function and left ventricular wall motion abnormality (VWMA). The total congestive heart failure events were recorded during 6 months follow-up. Results VWMA scores, left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF), left ventricular end - diastolic and end-systolic volume indices (LVEDVI and LVDSVI)were similar in 2 groups at early phase and 2 months.There were no differences between early phase and 2months in each group too. VWMA scores and LVEF did not changed at 6 months in each group compared with the early phase and 2 months (P ＞ 0.05 ). But LVEDVI and LVESVI were significantly smaller in the successful PCI group than in the control group (P ＜0.01,P ＜ 0. 05 ). The congestive heart failure events were taken place in 19% of patients in control group compared with 2% in successful PCI group ( P ＞ 0.05 ).Conclusions Although the infarct size does not changed, delayed opening the IRA has beneficial effect to the late phase left ventricular dilatation after acute anterior myocardial infarction.     

Myocardial wall thickness predicts recovery of contractile function after primary coronary intervention for acute myocardial infarction

OBJECTIVES: We sought to determine whether end-diastolic wall thickness (EDWT) can predict recovery of regional left ventricular contractile function after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). BACKGROUND: Regional contractile function does not recover in all patients after PCI for acute myocardial infarction (AMI). Prediction of functional recovery after AMI may help in clinical decision making. METHODS: Forty consecutive patients with AMI were studied with left ventricular contrast echocardiography for accurate wall thickness and function measurement and myocardial perfusion immediately after and two months following PCI. RESULTS: Out of 640 segments, 175 (27%) dysfunctional segments in the infarct territory were analyzed for EDWT, wall function, and perfusion. One hundred and three (59%) dysfunctional segments presented with an EDWT <11 mm and 72 (41%) presented with an EDWT > or =11 mm. Perfusion (partial or complete) was present in 63 segments with an EDWT <11 mm (61%) and 71 segments with an EDWT > or =11 mm (99%) (p < 0.001). At two months' follow-up, 66 of 72 segments with an EDWT > or =11 mm (92%) improved, whereas only 35 of 103 of the dysfunctional segments with an EDWT <11 mm (34%) improved (p < 0.0001). CONCLUSIONS: Wall thickness is an easy parameter to predict recovery of function after revascularization. Moreover, combining EDWT and perfusion, segments with an EDWT > or =11 mm, and presence of perfusion have the highest chance of recovery; segments with an EDWT <11 mm and perfusion have an intermediate chance of recovery. In segments with an EDWT <11 mm and no perfusion, chances of recovery are very low.     

缬沙坦对心肌梗死患者行冠状动脉介入治疗后心室重构的影响

目的观察心肌梗死患者行冠状动脉介入治疗后,应用血管紧张素Ⅱ-1型受体拮抗剂缬沙坦对心室重构的影响。方法经皮冠状动脉介入治疗(PCI)58例,28例术后服用缬沙坦80mg/d;30例术后未服用缬沙坦及其他血管紧张素Ⅱ-1型受体拮抗剂或相关类药物。缬沙坦组和常规治疗组均于手术前3d内,手术后3个月和6个月行静息心肌灌注断层显像。结果2组在PCI治疗前及治疗后3个月左心室舒张末容积(LVEDV)、左心室收缩末容积(LVESV)及左心室射血分数(LVEF)比较差异均无显著性,但6个月时缬沙坦组比常规治疗组LVEDV[(102.6±25.6)mLvs(117.2±28.5)mLP=0.045]及LVESV[(53.1±20.6)mLvs(66.4±28.7)mLP=0.049]明显减小,而LVEF明显增大[(56.1±9.6)%vs(47.4±13.2)%P=0.006]。随访13个月,缬沙坦组比常规治疗组临床事件发生率明显减少(24.0%vs46.7%P=0.04)。结论应用缬沙坦,可有效的防止心室重构,减少临床事件发生。     

Increase of myocardial salvage and left ventricular function recovery with intracoronary abciximab downstream of the coronary occlusion in patients with acute myocardial infarction treated with primary coronary intervention.

In this prospective randomized trial on patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) treated with primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), we hypothesized that abciximab administered intracoronarily, downstream of the coronary occlusion, leads to a greater degree of myocardial salvage and better left ventricular function recovery compared with the usual abciximab administration. Forty-five consecutive patients with first AMI and infarct-related artery TIMI flow 0-1 undergoing primary PCI were enrolled. Twenty-two patients were randomly assigned to the intracoronary treatment and 23 to the usual treatment. The initial perfusion defect, final infarct size, myocardial salvage, salvage index, and left ventricular function recovery were assessed by serial scintigraphic scans performed at admission and 7 days and 1 month after PCI. Angiographic myocardial blush grade, corrected TIMI frame count, and electrocardiographic ST segment elevation reduction were also assessed as markers of myocardial reperfusion. Final infarct size was significantly smaller (P = 0.043) and salvage index significantly higher (P = 0.003) in the intracoronary treatment group as a result of a greater degree of myocardial salvage (P = 0.0001). The increase of left ventricular ejection fraction at 1 month was significantly higher in the intracoronary treatment patients (P = 0.013). The markers of myocardial reperfusion were also significantly better in the intracoronary treatment group. In patients with AMI and occluded infarct-related artery treated with primary PCI, intracoronary abciximab given just before PCI downstream of the occlusion is associated to a greater degree of myocardial salvage than the usual abciximab protocol. This benefit is mainly related to a substantial reduction in final infarct size, which leads to an improvement in left ventricular ejection fraction.     

经冠状动脉注入自体骨髓单个核细胞的临床研究

目的评价经冠状动脉内注射自体骨髓单个核细胞治疗心肌梗死患者的有效性。方法共有35例前壁心肌梗死患者人选本项前瞻性、非随机、开放试验（其中20例患者为细胞移植组,15例为对照组）。两组患者均接受标准的介入治疗和药物治疗,细胞移植组的20例患者同时接受自体骨髓单个核细胞移植。两组患者均接受3个月的临床随访及6min步行试验、超声心动图、心肌双核素和心脏核磁等检查。结果3个月的检查结果提示,细胞移植组患者的左室射血分数与常规治疗组相比有显著统计学意义。同时细胞移植组患者的室间隔中段室壁运动位移和左室收缩末容积也有明显改变,细胞移植组显著增加代谢可恢复心肌区占左室的比例。结论经冠状动脉注入自体骨髓单个核细胞可以促进心肌梗死患者寿窜功能恢复和心肌灌沣改善．     

Assessment of Regional Viability in the Infarct Zone Following Myocardial Infarction

The goal of reperfusion strategies in patients with acute myocardial infarction is to salvage myocardium within the infarct zone at risk from the acute occlusion. The status of wall motion and thickening within the infarct zone is an imprecise guide to the extent of salvage and viability within the infarct zone, based on the well-described phenomenon of myocardial stunning. However, knowledge of significant salvage and preserved viability within an infarct zone soon after infarction has important implications regarding clinical decision making for catheterization and potential revascularization: given preserved viability, restoration of normal coronary flow in the setting of a severe residual stenosis or occlusion would be expected to result in significant recovery of regional, and possibly global left ventricular function, with attendant implications for prognosis and outcome.This review will critically explore imaging techniques regarding their ability to discern myocardial viability within the infarct zone soon after myocardial infarction, including electrocardiography, angiography, echocardiography, and radionuclide studies of myocardial perfusion, metabolism and cell membrane integrity.     

糖尿病和非糖尿病急性前壁心肌梗死晚期成功血运重建术后左室功能的变化及其与存活心肌的关系

目的:比较糖尿病和非糖尿病前壁急性心肌梗死(AMI)晚期成功血运重建术对心肌梗死后远期左室功能和预后的影响以及与存活心肌的关系.方法:选择依据病史、心电图和心肌损伤标志物等检查证实为首次发作的前壁AMI,并于发病后2周左右接受冠状动脉介入治疗术(PCI)的患者共计125例,其中参照WHO诊断标准确诊为并发糖尿病者(A组)43例,未并发糖尿病者(B组)82例.PCI前行超声心动图检查,了解左室功能和梗死相关区域存活心肌的情况.详细分析和记录PCI前后冠状动脉造影的结果.并分别于PCI前和术后6 h、24 h采取静脉血检测血清CK-MB和肌钙蛋白T水平.术后6个月重复超声心动图检查,了解左室功能和室壁活动异常的变化,并随访其间主要心血管事件的发生情况.结果:冠状动脉造影显示,与B组相比,A组PCI后即刻靶血管TIMI 2级血流所占的比例较多,TIMI 3级较少(分别为P<0.05和P<0.01).术后CK-MB和肌钙蛋白T增高者A组明显多于B组(25.6%∶9.8%,P<0.05).小剂量多巴酚丁胺超声负荷试验结果示A组中62.8%和B组中56.1%的患者有存活心肌,2组相比差异无统计学意义(P>0.05).急性期2组左室射血分数(LVEF)、左室舒张末期容积指数(LVEDVI)、收缩末期容积指数(LVESVI)以及室壁运动积分(WMS)基本相同(均P>0.05).术后6个月随访,B组WMS明显减少,LVEF明显增高;而A组LVEF和WMS均无明显改善,LVEDVI反而增加;2组相比LVEDVI、LVESVI、LVEF和WMS均有明显差异(分别P<0.05和P<0.01).随访期间2组主要心血管事件的发生率差异无统计学意义(18.6%∶11.0%,P>0.05).结论:糖尿病AMI晚期成功血运重建对远期左室功能的改善作用较非糖尿病者差,其结果可能与糖尿病患者晚期PCI后缺血心肌未能得到有效再灌注或再灌注加重心肌损伤有关,而术前存活心肌可能不是影响其疗效的主要原因.     

核素心功能显像对干细胞移植治疗急性心肌梗死的评价

目的探讨核素心功能显像评价干细胞移植治疗急性心肌梗死后心脏功能的应用价值。方法急性前壁心肌梗死患者60例分为干细胞移植组及常规治疗组各30例,采用核素平衡法门控心血池显像技术得出两组急诊经皮冠状动脉介入术（PCI）后10 d内、第3个月、6个月左室心功能参数,行静息心肌灌注显像并评分。结果干细胞移植组6个月左室整体射血分数（LVEF）、1/3射血分数（1/3EF）、最大射血率（MER）、心肌灌注显像评分较对照组改善显著（P〈0.05）,3个月、6个月高峰充盈时间（TPFR）、高峰充盈率（PFR）及左室前侧壁局部射血分数（rEF）均较对照组改善显著（P〈0.05）。结论核素平衡法门控心血池显像对评价干细胞移植治疗急性心肌梗死后左心室功能恢复的评估有较高的临床价值。     

急性心肌梗死患者心肌灌注状况对经皮冠状动脉介入术后心功能的影响

目的采用经冠状动脉超声心肌声学造影(MCE)评价急性心肌梗死(AMI)患者心肌灌注状况对经皮冠状动脉介入术(PCI)后心功能改善的影响,并探讨其相关临床意义。方法 18例AMI患者于PCI前及术后15 min分别经左主干或右冠状动脉注射超声声学造影剂,进行MCE实时显影,以视觉评分方式定性分析PCI前后相应心肌节段灌注状况;术后1个月经二维超声评价左心室室壁运动;利用灌注评分指数(PSI)及室壁运动评分指数(WMSI)分析PCI前后心肌灌注水平对心功能改善的影响。结果术前心肌灌注评分为0分的30个心肌节段中,20个(66.7%)术后1个月室壁运动评分为3~5分;而术前心肌灌注评分为2分的11个心肌节段中,有8个(72.7%)1个月时室壁运动评分为1~2分;统计学分析显示,PCI前心肌灌注与1个月室壁运动状况有关(P0.05)。术后心肌灌注评分为0分的12个心肌节段中,11个(91.7%)术后1个月室壁运动评分为3~5分;而术后心肌灌注评分为2分的22个心肌节段中,有17个(77.2%)1个月时室壁运动评分为1~2分;统计学分析显示,PCI后心肌灌注与1个月室壁运动状况有关(P0.01)。结合WMSI及PSI综合评价术后心肌灌注水平与左心室收缩功能的关系,发现二者存在明显相关性(P0.01)。结论 AMI患者心肌灌注状况对PCI后心功能改善有明显影响;经冠状动脉MCE可较准确的判断AMI患者微循环灌注范围,评估术后心功能,故可能对患者的临床预后判断有一定预测价值。     

Myocardial imaging in the noninvasive evaluation of patients with suspected ischemic heart disease.

Three noninvasive radioactive tracer techniques for evaluating patients with ischemic heart disease are described: (1) myocaridal perfusion imaging, (2) acute infarct imaging, and (3) the gated blood pool scan. Myocardial perfusion imaging with tracers that distribute in the myocardium in relation to regional blood flow allows detection of patients with transmural and nontransmural infarction by the finding of decreased tracer concentration in the affected region of the myocardium. If these tracers are injected at the time of maximal stress to patients with significant coronary arterial stenosis but without infarction, areas of transient ischemia can be identified as zones of decreased tracer concentration not found when an examination is performed at rest. Acute infarct imaging with tracers that localize in acutely damaged tissue permits separation of patients with acute myocardial necrosis from those without infarction and those with more chronic damage. The gated blood pool scan permits assessment of left ventricular function and regional wall motion. The measurement of ventricular volumes, ejection fraction and regional wall motion adds significantly to the determination of hemodynamic variables in assessing patients with acute infarction. The technique also permits detection of right ventricular dysfunction. Performance of a combination of these radioactive tracer techniques is often advantageous, particularly in patients with suspected infarction. The techniques can establish whether infarction is present, whether it is acute, where the damage is located and how extensive it is; they can also provide a measure of the effect of this damage on left ventricular function.     

Influence of transmurality, infarct size, and severe microvascular obstruction on left ventricular remodeling and function after primary coronary angioplasty

Infarct size has been considered an established marker of left ventricular (LV) remodeling. We assessed the predictive value of myocardial/microvascular injury assessed by delayed enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) on LV remodeling and LV ejection fraction after primary coronary intervention (PCI) compared with peak troponin levels, an established index of myocardial infarct size. We performed MRI in 76 patients with first acute myocardial infarction 6 +/- 2 days after successful PCI. Necrosis was judged as transmural when delayed enhancement was extended to >or=75% of LV segment thickness. Severe microvascular obstruction was identified as areas of late hypoenhancement surrounded by delayed enhancement. Infarct size was expressed as an index by dividing the total percentage of delayed enhancement involvement by the number of LV segments. LV end-diastolic volume index and function were quantified by 2-dimensional echocardiography at 6 +/- 1 months after acute myocardial infarction. Remodeling was evaluated as a change in LV end-diastolic volume index at follow-up compared with baseline. At univariate analyses, transmural necrosis, severe microvascular obstruction, infarct size, and troponin level were correlated directly with remodeling and inversely with LV function at follow-up (p <0.001). At multiple regression, only transmural necrosis and troponin level remained independent predictors of LV remodeling and function. With respect to troponin, transmural necrosis improved the predictive power of LV remodeling (R2 for change = 0.19) and function (R2 for change = 0.16). In conclusion, in patients with acute myocardial infarction undergoing PCI, the amount of transmural necrosis as assessed by MRI is a major determinant of LV remodeling and function, with significant additional predictive value to infarct size and severe microvascular obstruction.     

急性心肌梗死直接冠状动脉介入术后心肌灌注的评价及其对近期预后的影响

目的研究急性心肌梗死(AMI)患者直接经皮冠状动脉介入治疗(d-PCI)后心肌灌注的主要影响因素及其对近期预后的影响。方法联合TIMI计帧分级(CTFC)与ST段的回落(STR)评价心肌灌注,并依此分为心肌灌注良好和灌注不良两组。观察两组患者的临床特点和随访6个月心室功能和主要心脏不良事件(MACE)。结果前壁梗死、IRA重建时间长是心肌灌注不良的独立危险因素。术后1周、1个月灌注不良组LVEF低于灌注良好组,而节段运动比率灌注不良组高于灌注良好组。两组患者PCI术后1个月左室收缩功能均较前改善,LVEF增加。随访6个月累计MACE、心力衰竭(心衰)的发生率灌注不良组高于灌注良好组(均P<0.05)。结论IRA重建时间与心肌灌注显著相关;心肌灌注显著影响AMI患者的心功能,灌注不良者近期MACE发生率高。     

Cardiogenic shock: role of revascularization

The most common cause of cardiogenic shock is myocardial ischemia developing early or late in the course of acute myocardial infarction. The incidence of cardiogenic shock (CS) is around 7% in ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) patients and has remained constant over the last 20 years. Therapy should be chain based by increased patient's awareness. Early and prehospital diagnosis and treatment, with prompt transfer to a catheterization laboratory. Early revascularization is the cornerstone treatment of acute myocardial infarction complicated by cardiogenic shock. According to the guidelines, revascularization is effective up to 36 hours after the onset of CS and performed within 18 hours after the diagnosis of CS. Primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is the most efficient and easily available therapy to restore coronary flow in the infarct related artery. Although recommended, there is little evidence that immediate multivessel PCI is beneficial for CS. The growing numbers of reports suggest staged PCI procedures or CABG is preferred in CS patients with significant LM disease or 3-vessel disease. The use of hemodynamic support with newly available percutaneous left ventricular unloading devices may herald a new era enabling preservation of adequate perfusion to other vital organs such as the brain, kidney and bowel. Despite all current efforts, in-hospital mortality for CS remains around 50%. However, long-term outcome and quality of life in hospital survivors is similar to patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction patients presenting without CS.     

急性心肌梗死后延迟冠状动脉介入治疗的疗效

目的评价急性心肌梗死(acute myocardial infarction,AMI)后进行延迟经皮冠状动脉介入治疗(delayed percutaneous coronary intervention,dPCI)对心肌梗死患者的治疗效果。方法dPCI组选择ST段抬高的AMI56例,各例于发病后7～14d实施dPCI,对照组为同期入院而未进行PCI治疗的ST段抬高的AMI47例。两组均常规应用药物治疗。观察住院期间和随访6个月时的主要心血管事件和超声心动图的变化。结果6个月时dPCI组左心室舒张末容积指数(left ventricular end-diastolic volumeindex,LVEDVI)、左心室收缩末期容积指数(left ventricular end-systolic volume index,LVESVI)及左心室射血分数(left ventricular ejection fraction,LVEF)、左心室室壁节段运动评分指数(left ventricular wall motion score index,WMSI)及异常室壁节段恢复率优于对照组,dPCI组总临床事件发生率低于对照组,差异有统计学意义(P<0.05)。结论dPCI可有效抑制左心室重构和改善左心室功能,可能有利于减少远期心力衰竭的发生。     

ST-segment analysis to predict infarct size and functional outcome in acute myocardial infarction treated with primary coronary intervention and adjunctive abciximab therapy

ST-segment resolution is used to classify the response to reperfusion therapy in acute myocardial infarction, but the possibility to predict outcome in individual patients is unclear, particularly in the setting of primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) and abciximab therapy. We studied 213 patients who underwent successful revascularization with PCI. Maximal ST-segment elevation was measured before and 30 minutes after PCI. Patient outcome was defined on the basis of infarct size and left ventricular ejection fraction (EF) as derived from gated single-photon emission computed tomography that was acquired 1 month after infarction. Patients who had > or =50% ST resolution showed a smaller infarct (15.1 +/- 13.6% vs 19.9 +/- 15.7%, p < 0.05) but not a higher left ventricular EF (48.7 +/- 12.3% vs 45.2 +/- 11.8%) than did patients who had <50% resolution. According to cluster analysis of infarct size and left ventricular EF, 132 patients had favorable outcome (central values: infarct size 7.5%, left ventricular EF 55%) and 81 did not (central values: infarct size 30%, left ventricular EF 36%). Using receiver-operating characteristic curve analysis, the optimal ST-resolution cutoff was >60%, with 77% sensitivity and 51% specificity for predicting favorable outcome. ST-segment elevation < or =4.5 mV before PCI was 80% sensitive and 48% specific, and ST-segment elevation < or =1 mV after PCI was 74% sensitive and 60% specific for predicting favorable outcome. In conclusion, in the setting of primary PCI and abciximab therapy, ST-segment elevation resolution requires a high threshold (>60%) to effectively classify patients; the capability of ST-segment analysis to predict patient outcome is limited, with ST-segment elevation after PCI showing the best compromise between sensitivity and specificity.     

Recovery of left ventricular function after primary angioplasty for acute myocardial infarction.

AIMS: To study recovery of segmental wall thickening (SWT), ejection fraction (EF), and end-systolic volume (ESV) after acute myocardial infarction (AMI) in patients who underwent primary stenting with drug-eluting stents. Additionally, to evaluate the predictive value of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)-based myocardial perfusion and delayed enhancement (DE) imaging. METHODS AND RESULTS: Twenty-two patients underwent cine-MRI, first-pass perfusion, and DE imaging 5 days after successful placement of a drug-eluting stent in the infarct-related coronary artery. Regional myocardial perfusion and the transmural extent of DE were evaluated. A per patient perfusion score was calculated and consisted of a summation of all segmental scores. Myocardial infarct size was quantified by measuring the volume of DE. At 5 months after AMI, cine-MRI was performed and SWT, EF, and ESV were quantified. EF increased from 48+/-11 to 55+/-9% (P<0.01). SWT at 5 months was inversely related to baseline segmental DE scores (P<0.001) and segmental perfusion scores (P<0.001). EF and ESV at 5 months were related to acute infarct size (R(2)=0.65; P<0.001 and R(2)=0.78; P<0.001, respectively) and the calculated perfusion score (R(2)=0.23; P=0.02 and R(2)=0.14; P=0.09, respectively) at baseline. CONCLUSION: Marked recovery of left ventricular function was observed in patients receiving a drug-eluting stent for AMI. DE imaging appears to be a better prognosticator than perfusion imaging.