PubMed · 42683616
Angiography-Based Index of Microcirculatory Resistance in Assessing the MVO and Infarct Size in STEMI Patients.
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OBJECTIVES: To evaluate angiography-based index of microcirculatory resistance (angio-IMR) in assessing microvascular obstruction (MVO) and infarct size (IS) in ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). BACKGROUND: The effect of thrombolysis on post-percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) angio-IMR, and its associations with MVO and IS remains unclear. METHODS: One hundred twenty-three STEMI patients randomized to receive 5 mg intravenous bolus of recombinant staphylokinase (r-SAK) or normal saline (NS) before PCI were recruited. Angio-IMR was computed in infarct-related arteries. MVO and IS were detected by cardiac magnetic resonance imaging. RESULTS: Compared with NS group, r-SAK group exhibited numerically lower post-PCI angio-IMR (39.12 U vs. 42.57 U; p = 0.567), MVO (54.0% vs. 70.9%; p = 0.059), MVO extent (0.70% vs. 1.90%; p = 0.101) and IS (21.30% vs. 24.50%; p = 0.079). Post-PCI angio-IMR was positively correlated with MVO extent (ρ = 0.347; p < 0.001) and IS (ρ = 0.324; p < 0.001). Receiver operating characteristic analyses showed moderate diagnostic performance of angio-IMR for MVO (area under the curve [AUC] = 0.750; p < 0.001), MVO > 2.6% (AUC = 0.735; p < 0.001) and IS > 25% (AUC = 0.712; p < 0.001). The exploratory optimal cut-off values for these endpoints were approximately 40 U. CONCLUSIONS: In STEMI patients, a single bolus of r-SAK before PCI was associated with numeric reductions in post-PCI angio-IMR, MVO, MVO extent and IS. Additionally, angio-IMR exhibited a significantly positive correlation with both MVO extent and IS, demonstrating the diagnostic value of this wire-free method for assessing microvascular injury.
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