Why the study?
Does TIMI myocardial perfusion (TMP) grade at the end of PCI predict LVEF and infarct size at 3 months in STEMI patients treated with thrombolysis and early PCI?
Population
89 patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction treated with a pharmaco-invasive strategy
Comparison
TIMI myocardial perfusion grade 2-3 at the end… vs TMP grade 0-1
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
3 months
Authors
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TMP grading may aid post-PCI risk stratification in pharmaco-invasive STEMI; leaves open whether it guides therapy or requires prospective validation.
Does TIMI myocardial perfusion (TMP) grade at the end of PCI predict LVEF and infarct size at 3 months in STEMI patients treated with thrombolysis and early PCI?
In STEMI patients treated with a pharmaco-invasive strategy, achieving TMP grade 2-3 at the end of PCI is strongly associated with better preserved LVEF and smaller infarct size at 3 months.
Bethke et al. (2015) studied this question.