Myocardial reperfusion evaluated by myocardial blush grade after thrombolysis in acute myocardial infarction / 中国介入心脏病学杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective Myocardial blush grade (MBG) as a new angiographic parameter was used to describe the effectiveness of myocardial reperfusion in patients treated with thrombolysis for acute myocardial infarction (AMI) Methods Eighty nine patients received a small dose alteplase 50mg within 12 hours of acute infarction Coronary angiography was performed at 90 min after the initiation of thrombolytic therapy to evaluate infarct related artery (IRA) patency and myocardial reperfusion Cardiac events during a 6 month period were recorded Results There were 87 6% and 12 4% patients with and without successful clinical recanalization after thrombolysis respectively Coronary angiography showed that 82 6% patients with TIMI flow 2 or 3, 88 8% patients with MBG 2 or 3, and 40 4% patients with TIMI flow 3 and MBG 3 Mortality at follow up was 10 1% Multivariate analysis showed that the MBG and Killip grade at admission were major significant predictors of 6 month mortality Conclusion The primary objective of reperfusion therapies is not only restoration of blood flow in the epicardial coronary artery, but also complete reperfusion of the infarcted myocardium