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ArticleCureus2020

Multivessel Coronary Artery Disease and Subsequent Thrombolysis in Myocardial Infarction Flow Grade After Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention.

Haris Majeed, Muhammad N Khan, Khalid Naseeb, Najia A Soomro, Saeed Alam, Shahid Ahmed, Usman Bhatti, Tahir Saghir

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Article in Cureus, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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8 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Haris MajeedCardiology, National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Karachi, PAK.
Muhammad N KhanInterventional Cardiology, National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Karachi, PAK.
Khalid NaseebCardiology, National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Karachi, PAK.
Najia A SoomroCardiology, Liaquat National Hospital, Karachi, PAK.
Saeed AlamInterventional Cardiology, National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Karachi, PAK.
Shahid AhmedAdult Cardiology, National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Karachi, PAK.
Usman BhattiCardiology, National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Karachi, PAK.
Tahir SaghirCardiology, National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Karachi, PAK.
National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases · PKLiaquat National Hospital · PK

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background In underdeveloped countries, coronary artery disease (CAD) has developed into a serious health issue due to the high rates of risk factors such as obesity and smoking amongst the population. This study has been performed to find the rate of multivessel CAD (MVD) and subsequent thrombolysis in myocardial infarction (TIMI) flow grade III in patients undergoing primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). Methods This transverse study was carried out involving 110 patients from the emergency department of the National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Karachi, Pakistan, from August 2015 to March 2016. All patients were diagnosed as ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) and had gone through primary PCI. Pre-procedure angiographic findings regarding the number of vessels involved and post-procedure TIMI flow grade were assessed and analysed. Results The average age of the study sample was 56.3 ± 11.4 years. The proportion of male patients was 81.8% (n=90), and hypertension was the most prevalent risk factor followed by type II diabetes with a frequency of 67.3% (n=74) and 40.0% (n=44), respectively. Coronary angiography showed MVD in 50.0% (n=55) of the patients, of whom 34 patients had two-vessel disease, and the remaining 21 had three-vessel disease. Ninety percent (n=99) of the patients exhibited TIMI flow grade III after the procedure with no significant difference between patients with MVD and those with single-vessel disease with a rate of 87.3% (n=48/55) versus 92.7% (n=51/55, P=0.527), respectively. Conclusion Post-procedure TIMI flow grade III was accomplished in almost 90% of the subjects with or without MVD. It can be concluded that primary PCI has a significant role in the early restoration of myocardial blood flow following STEMI regardless of the vessels involved.

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coronary artery diseasemultivessel diseaseprimary pcitimi flow

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PMID32714690
PMCPMC7377666
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