Journal of electrocardiology
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Predicting the culprit artery in acute ST-elevation myocardial infarction and introducing a new algorithm to predict infarct-related artery in inferior ST-elevation myocardial infarction: correlation with coronary anatomy in the HAAMU Trial.
The objective of this study is to predict the culprit artery from the electrocardiogram (ECG) by predefined criteria and to compare a new algorithm with a previous one for predicting the culprit artery in inferior ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). ⋯ In "all-comers" with STEMI, the culprit artery could be predicted by ECG criteria with high predictive values. In inferior STEMI, a new algorithm for culprit artery prediction was successfully tested.
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Controlled Clinical Trial
ST-segment resolution assessed immediately after primary percutaneous coronary intervention correlates with infarct size and left ventricular function in cardiac magnetic resonance at 1-year follow-up.
Little is known about the predictive value of electrocardiographic ST-segment resolution (STR) assessed immediately after primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). The aim of the study was to analyze the value of STR and maximum single-lead ST-segment elevation assessed immediately after primary PCI in prediction of infarct size and left ventricular function in cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) at 1-year follow-up. ⋯ ST-segment resolution and the single-lead maximum ST-segment elevation assessed immediately after primary PCI for ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction are good predictors of infarct size and left ventricular function in 1-year follow-up.