Myocardial blush grade: a determinant of left ventricular ejection fraction and adverse outcomes in STEMI.


Journal

Scottish medical journal
ISSN: 0036-9330
Titre abrégé: Scott Med J
Pays: Scotland
ID NLM: 2983335R

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
Feb 2021
Historique:
pubmed: 8 7 2020
medline: 4 9 2021
entrez: 8 7 2020
Statut: ppublish

Résumé

Despite restoration of blood flow, subtle microvascular obstruction can occur. This obstruction can be graded using myocardial blush grade. We aimed to investigate the role of myocardial blush grade in ejection fraction and adverse outcomes, after percutaneous intervention. A prospective, observational study was conducted at our institute with a calculated sample size. Variables such as age, gender, and ejection fraction were noted before the intervention. The patients were followed for 3 months to determine the outcomes. The data was analyzed using IBM SPSS software version 26.0. P-value of less than 0.05 was considered significant for the statistical tests. There were 74 male and 36 female participants in the study. The mean age was 52.20 ± 10.02 years. The most common adverse outcome was heart failure (18%). There was a significant Pearson's correlation between myocardial blush grade and improvement in ejection fraction (p < 0.05). Improvement in myocardial blush grade was significantly related to a decrease in adverse outcomes (p < 0.05). Regression analysis proved myocardial blush grade and diabetes status as independent predictors of percentage increase in ejection fraction (p < 0.05). High myocardial blush grade is one of the independent predictors of better outcomes in ST-elevation myocardial infarction.

Sections du résumé

BACKGROUND AND AIMS OBJECTIVE
Despite restoration of blood flow, subtle microvascular obstruction can occur. This obstruction can be graded using myocardial blush grade. We aimed to investigate the role of myocardial blush grade in ejection fraction and adverse outcomes, after percutaneous intervention.
METHODS METHODS
A prospective, observational study was conducted at our institute with a calculated sample size. Variables such as age, gender, and ejection fraction were noted before the intervention. The patients were followed for 3 months to determine the outcomes. The data was analyzed using IBM SPSS software version 26.0. P-value of less than 0.05 was considered significant for the statistical tests.
RESULTS RESULTS
There were 74 male and 36 female participants in the study. The mean age was 52.20 ± 10.02 years. The most common adverse outcome was heart failure (18%). There was a significant Pearson's correlation between myocardial blush grade and improvement in ejection fraction (p < 0.05). Improvement in myocardial blush grade was significantly related to a decrease in adverse outcomes (p < 0.05). Regression analysis proved myocardial blush grade and diabetes status as independent predictors of percentage increase in ejection fraction (p < 0.05).
CONCLUSION CONCLUSIONS
High myocardial blush grade is one of the independent predictors of better outcomes in ST-elevation myocardial infarction.

Identifiants

pubmed: 32631149
doi: 10.1177/0036933020941260
doi:

Types de publication

Journal Article Observational Study

Langues

eng

Sous-ensembles de citation

IM

Pagination

34-39

Auteurs

Adeel-Ur Rehman (AU)

Consultant Cardiologist, Department of Cardiology, Rawalpindi Institute of Cardiology, Pakistan.

Jahanzeb Malik (J)

Resident Physician, Department of Cardiology, Rawalpindi Institute of Cardiology, Pakistan.

Nismat Javed (N)

Final year medical student, Department of Clinical Health Sciences, Shifa College of Medicine, Pakistan.

Imran Iftikhar (I)

Assistant Professor, Department of Cardiology, Rawalpindi Institute of Cardiology, Pakistan.

Hamid Sharif (H)

Assistant Professor, Department of Cardiology, Rawalpindi Institute of Cardiology, Pakistan.

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