Impact of platelet glycoprotein IIb/IIIa receptor inhibitors on renal function in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction treated with primary or rescue percutaneous coronary intervention.

Aims: Worsening renal function in patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) is associated with adverse clinical outcomes. We hypothesised that platelet glycoprotein IIb/IIIa receptor inhibitors (GPI) may decrease the rate of renal function deterioration in these patients through attenuation of platelet aggregation and the possible improvement of renal rheology and haemodynamics.

Methods And Results: Based on prospectively collected data, we analysed rates of renal function deterioration in 603 consecutive patients (mean age 58+/-13 years, males 82%) with STEMI treated with primary or rescue PCI.

Incidence of early left ventricular thrombus after acute anterior wall myocardial infarction in the primary coronary intervention era.

Background: Rapid reperfusion has been shown to decrease mortality and improve left ventricular (LV) function. Previous studies have reported that LV thrombus (LVT) is a major complication of ST-segment elevation acute anterior wall myocardial infarction (AMI). There are little data on LVT in the current primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PPCI) era.

Primary percutaneous coronary intervention after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: patients and outcomes.

Background: The decision to perform primary percutaneous coronary intervention in unconscious patients resuscitated after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest is challenging because of uncertainty regarding the prognosis of recovery of anoxic brain damage and difficulties in interpreting ST segment deviations. In ST elevation myocardial infarction patients after OHCA, primary PCI is generally considered the only option for reperfusion. There are few published studies and no randomized trial has yet been performed in this specific group of patients.

Hyperglycemia during acute myocardial infarction in patients who are treated by primary percutaneous coronary intervention: impact on long-term prognosis.

Background: Transient hyperglycemia is common during acute myocardial infarction in non-diabetic patients and is associated with a worse outcome. There is limited data on the outcome of patients who undergo primary percutaneous coronary intervention and have transient hyperglycemia.

Methods: Fasting plasma glucose was measured in 431 consecutive acute myocardial infarction patients who underwent primary percutaneous coronary interventions.

Five-year clinical follow up after intracoronary radiation for the prevention of in-stent restenosis.

Intracoronary radiation therapy (IRT), utilizing both gamma- and beta-emitting radiation sources, is considered to be a safe and effective treatment for in-stent restenosis (ISR). Although no longer in clinical use, a significant number of patients were treated in the past with IRT, and their long-term outcomes have not been well documented. The aim of the present analysis was to document the long-term outcomes of all patients who underwent IRT at our institution for the prevention of recurrence of ISR.