BACKGROUND Spontaneous coronary reperfusion with TIMI-3 flow is associated with favorable clinical outcomes in patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI). We investigated the ability of analyzing cardiac cycle-dependent variation of myocardial integrated backscatter (IBS) for predicting spontaneous reperfusion in anterior AMI. METHODS AND RESULTS We recorded IBS images on admission in 10...

کچ ی هد هکبش هکبش رگسح یاه رگسح زا یا هنیزه مک و دودمح یژرنا اب ،کچوک یاه دنتسه یا یم شخپ رظن دروم هقطنم رد هک هداد ات دنوش عجم طیمح زا ار ییاه شزادرپ یارب و هدونم یروآ یزکرم هرگ هب ١ دننک لاسرا . م نینچهم ی هب و هداد صیخشت طیمح رد ار یدادخر عوقو دنناوت دنناسرب یزکرم هرگ علاطا . هکبش هنوگنیا ریخا یالهاس رد هنیمز رد اه یاهدربراک فلتمخ یاه هدرک ادیپ یدایز دنا . زا دنترابع اهدربراک نیا هلجم زا...

BACKGROUND Patients with early Thrombolysis in Myocardial Infarction (TIMI) grade 2 flow after thrombolysis appear to have outcomes similar to thrombolytic failures. To evaluate the origin and evolution of early TIMI 2 flow, we examined early and late angiographic and ventriculographic data from the Global Utilization of Streptokinase and TPA for Occluded Arteries (GUSTO-1) angiographic study. ...

Whether additional intracoronary acetylcholine (ACH) injections are required for severe coronary spasm without limited coronary flow in the ACH provocation test remains unclear. We used (123)I-β-methyl-iodophenyl pentadecanoic acid ((123)I-BMIPP) to identify myocardial ischemic memory to compare the severity of myocardial fatty acid dysmetabolism among Thrombolysis in Myocardial Infarction (TIM...

BACKGROUND In most studies, the agreeable risk scores for ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) consist of thrombolytic in myocardial infarction (TIMI) risk score and modified Gensini risk score. Researchers showed significant relations between TIMI with angiography scores in patients with UA/NSTEMI. We studied this relation in patients with STEMI. METHODS We studied CCU patients with ST...

OBJECTIVE We assessed the relationship between fibrin clot properties and the no-reflow phenomenon after primary coronary intervention (PCI). METHODS AND RESULTS Epicardial blood flow was assessed by TIMI scale and corrected TIMI frame count (cTFC), and perfusion by TIMI Myocardial Perfusion Grade (TMPG) after PCI during ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). Fibrin clot permeabi...

BACKGROUND Whereas survival after lytic therapy for myocardial infarction is strongly dependent on early administration, it is unknown whether the otherwise excellent outcomes in patients undergoing primary PTCA for acute myocardial infarction, in whom TIMI-3 flow rates of >90% may be achieved, can be further improved by early reperfusion. METHODS AND RESULTS Among 2507 patients enrolled in 4...

Since the advent of reperfusion therapy for acute ST elevation myocardial infarction, the “open artery hypothesis” proposed that benefit is achieved from early reperfusion of the occluded coronary artery, which limits the size of infarction, reduces the degree of left ventricular dysfunction, and improves survival.1 After numerous studies confirmed the benefit of a patent infarct-related artery...

BACKGROUND The TIMI Score for ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) was created and validated specifically for this clinical scenario, while the GRACE score is generic to any type of acute coronary syndrome. OBJECTIVE Between TIMI and GRACE scores, identify the one of better prognostic performance in patients with STEMI. METHODS We included 152 individuals consecutively admitte...