Comparison of the Coronary Vessel Diameter During and After Primary Percutaneous Intervention in Patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction
Abstract:
Background
An increase in the plasma levels of catecholamines and other neurohormones after acute myocardial infarction (AMI) leads to coronary vasoconstriction and may cause the undersizing of stents during primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in ST- segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). We aimed to compare the reference vessel diameter of the infarct-related artery during and after primary PCI in patients with AMI.
Methods
This prospective interventional study was performed on 43 consecutive patients with STEMI (TIMI flow grade III), who were candidated for primary PCI. The main proximal diameter of the coronary artery (reference vessel diameter) was assessed at baseline and also 3 days to 3 months after 2nd angiography. The study end point was to compare the reference vessel diameter within and after primary PCI.
Results
Comparison between the mean diameter of the involved coronaries after PCI and the mean diameter during the procedure showed a significant increase in the real size of the right coronary artery (RCA) and a slight decrease in the size of the left circumflex artery (LCx). However, the mean sizes of the left anterior descending coronary artery remained insignificant. The decrease in the LCx diameter and inversely the increase in the RCA diameter remained significant in the study population even after adjusting cardiovascular risk factors as potential confounders.
Conclusions
The changes in the diameter of the reference coronary arteries, namely an increase in the RCA diameter and a decrease in the LCx diameter, are expected following primary PCI in patients with STEMI. (Iranian Heart Journal 2017; 18(1):25-29)
Language:
Persian
Published:
Iranian Heart Journal, Volume:18 Issue: 1, Spring 2017
Pages:
25 to 29
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