Publications by authors named "Renato B David"
Background: Diabetes mellitus and admission blood glucose are important risk factors for mortality in ST segment elevation myocardial infarction patients, but their relative and individual role remains on debate.
Objective: To analyze the influence of diabetes mellitus and admission blood glucose on the mortality of ST segment elevation myocardial infarction patients submitted to primary coronary percutaneous intervention.
Methods: Prospective cohort study including every ST segment elevation myocardial infarction patient submitted to primary coronary percutaneous intervention in a tertiary cardiology center from December 2010 to May 2012.
Background: Comparisons between dedicated risk scores in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) undergoing primary percutaneous coronary intervention (pPCI) in real-world clinical practice are scarce. The aim of this study was to assess the diagnostic performance of the Global Registry of Acute Coronary Events (GRACE), Primary Angioplasty in Myocardial Infarction (PAMI), Thrombolysis in Myocardial Infarction (TIMI), and Zwolle scores in STEMI patients undergoing pPCI in contemporary clinical practice.
Methods: This was a prospective cohort study of consecutive patients with STEMI undergoing pPCI between December 2009 and November 2010 in a high-volume tertiary referral centre.
Background: Aspiration thrombectomy is used in primary percutaneous coronary interventions, but the importance of thrombus constituency has been scarcely investigated. The objective of this study was to evaluate thrombus constituency and its association with clinical, laboratory, and angiographic findings in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction.
Methods: From April 2010 to May 2011, 562 patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction undergoing primary percutaneous coronary interventions were considered for inclusion, and information on thrombi characteristics was available for 113 patients.