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Clinical presentation and outcome of patients with early, intermediate and late reperfusion therapy by primary coronary angioplasty for acute myocardial infarction.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  9503184     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
BACKGROUND: Reperfusion therapy by primary coronary angioplasty has been shown to be beneficial for patients who present themselves up to 12 h after the onset of symptoms. However, the relationship between outcome and ischaemic time for patients who present relatively late after the onset of symptoms is still uncertain. The aim of this study was to investigate differences in patient characteristics, left ventricular function and clinical outcome among early (< 3 h), intermediate (3-6 h) and late (6-24 h) treated patients. METHODS AND RESULTS: From August 1990 until December 1995, we studied 496 patients who underwent primary coronary angioplasty for acute myocardial infarction. Patients who underwent reperfusion therapy between 6 and 24 h were more often of female gender and more often had diabetes. Primary coronary angioplasty was less successful with later time to reperfusion. Patients who had reperfusion therapy within 6 h showed recovery of left ventricular function at 6 months follow-up, while the left ventricular function of patients treated late had deteriorated. Reocclusion of the infarct-related vessel at follow-up coronary angiography was highest for patients with an ischaemic time of more than 6 h. They more often suffered a repeat myocardial infarction and had a significantly higher 6 months mortality. After adjustment for age, heart rate at presentation, gender, and the presence of diabetes by multi-variate analysis, ischaemic time remained an independent predictor of both left ventricular function recovery and 6 month mortality. CONCLUSIONS: The time from symptom onset to reperfusion is related to some baseline clinical characteristics, procedural success rate, left ventricular function and clinical outcome.
Authors:
A W van 't Hof; A Liem; H Suryapranata; J C Hoorntje; M J de Boer; F Zijlstra
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  European heart journal     Volume:  19     ISSN:  0195-668X     ISO Abbreviation:  Eur. Heart J.     Publication Date:  1998 Jan 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1998-05-13     Completed Date:  1998-05-13     Revised Date:  2007-09-04    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8006263     Medline TA:  Eur Heart J     Country:  ENGLAND    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  118-23     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Cardiology, Hospital de Weezenlanden, Zwolle, The Netherlands.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Aged
Analysis of Variance
Angioplasty, Transluminal, Percutaneous Coronary*
Chi-Square Distribution
Female
Humans
Logistic Models
Male
Myocardial Infarction / complications,  mortality,  therapy*
Myocardial Reperfusion / methods*
Stroke Volume
Time Factors
Treatment Outcome
Ventricular Function, Left

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