Why the study?
Does early stable ST-segment recovery predict improved infarct zone wall motion at 48 hours in patients with myocardial infarction and TIMI 2 or 3 flow after thrombolytic therapy?
Population
134 patients with myocardial infarction who underwent angiography at 99 minutes after commencing…
Comparison
Early stable ST-segment recovery by 60 or 90… vs Failure to achieve early stable ST-segment…
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
48 hours
Authors
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May refine post-thrombolysis risk stratification beyond TIMI flow; hypothesis-generating for myocyte reperfusion markers.
Does early stable ST-segment recovery predict improved infarct zone wall motion at 48 hours in patients with myocardial infarction and TIMI 2 or 3 flow after thrombolytic therapy?
Early stable ST-segment recovery provides additional prognostic information regarding myocyte reperfusion and infarct wall motion beyond epicardial TIMI flow grade after thrombolytic therapy.
Andrews et al. (2000) studied this question.