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ArticleFrontiers in cardiovascular medicine2022

One-year results from the Assessing MICRO-vascular resistances

Massimo Fineschi, Edoardo Verna, Alberto Barioli, Giuseppe Mezzapelle, Davide Bartolini, Giovanni Turiano, Vincenzo Guiducci, Antonio Manari, Katya Lucarelli, Lucia Uguccioni and 2 more

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Article in Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT02325973 (Assessing Microvascular Resistance Via IMR To Predict Cumulative Outcome in STEMI Patients Undergoing Primary PCI), which is not on this map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3citing papers in PubMed
0.8field-weighted citation impact, top 25% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT02325973 nacompletednot on this map

Assessing Microvascular Resistance Via IMR To Predict Cumulative Outcome in STEMI Patients Undergoing Primary PCI (AMICRO)

TypeinterventionalSponsorAbbott Medical DevicesRan2013 to 2018Enrolled242ConditionsMulti Vessel Coronary Artery Disease, STEMIArmsPressureWire Certus guidewire
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Unveiling the Microvasculature: The Index of Microcirculatory Resistance and Its Expanding Role in Cardiovascular Care.Catheterization and cardiovascular interventions : official journal of the Society for Cardiac Angiography & Interventions · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors at 8 institutions in 1 country.

Massimo FineschiPoliclinico Santa Maria alle Scotte, Siena, SI, Italy.
Edoardo VernaOspedale di Circolo e Fondazione Macchi, Università dell'Insubria, Varese, VA, Italy.
Alberto BarioliOspedale Ca' Foncello, Treviso, TV, Italy.
Giuseppe MezzapelleOspedale Giovanni Paolo II, Sciacca, AG, Italy.
Davide BartoliniAzienda Ospedaliera Villa Scassi, Genoa, Italy.
Giovanni TurianoOspedale di Conegliano, Conegliano, TV, Italy.
Vincenzo GuiducciAzienda USL-IRCCS, Reggio Emilia, RE, Italy.
Antonio ManariAzienda USL-IRCCS, Reggio Emilia, RE, Italy.
Katya LucarelliOspedale Generale Regionale F. Miulli, Acquaviva delle Fonti, BA, Italy.
Lucia UguccioniOspedali Riuniti Marche Nord, Pesaro, PU, Italy.
Alessandra RepettoFondazione IRCCS Policlinico S. Matteo, Pavia, PV, Italy.
Giuseppe TarantiniAzienda Ospedaliera Universitaria, Padova, PD, Italy.
Istituti di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico · ITAzienda Ospedaliera di Padova · ITInnovaPuglia · ITOspedale di Circolo e Fondazione Macchi · ITOspedale Generale Regionale Francesco Miulli · ITOspedale San Paolo · ITOspedale Santa Maria alle Scotte · ITOspedali Riuniti Marche Nord · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: In ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) patients undergoing primary percutaneous coronary angioplasty (PPCI) the index of microcirculatory resistance (IMR) correlates to the extent of myocardial damage and left ventricular (LV) function recovery. Data on the IMR time-course and impact on clinical outcome in STEMI patients with multi-vessel disease (MVD) are scarce. Aims: We designed a prospective, multicenter clinical trial to assess the infarct-related artery (IRA)-IMR in STEMI patients with MVD undergoing PPCI and to explore its potential in relationship with outcome and LV remodeling. Methods: The study enrolled 242 STEMI patients with MVD. Both fractional flow reserve (FFR) and IMR of the IRA were assessed after successful PPCI. Then, FFR/IMR measurements were repeated in the IRA at a staged angiography, and FFR-guided angioplasty was performed in non-IRA lesions. The primary endpoint was the composite of cardiovascular death, re-infarction, re-hospitalization for heart failure, resuscitation or appropriate ICD shock at 1-year follow-up. Results: A significant improvement of IRA-IMR values (from 47.9 to 34.2, Conclusion: After successful PPCI, a significant proportion of patients with STEMI and MVD had coronary microvascular dysfunction as assessed by IMR that recovered early after reperfusion. Higher IMR values predicted lack of improvement of LV function only in anterior STEMI. Clinical trial registration: https://clinicaltrials.gov/, identifier [NCT02325973].

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fractional flow reserve (FFR)índex of microvascular resistance (IMR)microvascular resistancemultivessel disease (MVD)STEMI

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PMID36531736
PMCPMC9755670
OpenAlexW4311103747

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