The added value of ST-elevation in lead aVR to clinical thrombolysis in myocardial infarction risk score in predicting the angiographic severity and extent of coronary artery disease in patients with non-ST-elevation acute coronary syndrome

2018 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 100
Author(s):  
HatemA Helmy ◽  
MohammadF Badry ◽  
KhaledM Elmaghraby ◽  
SalwaR Demitry
2021 ◽  
Vol 70 (Suppl-4) ◽  
pp. S787-91
Author(s):  
Saleha Abbas ◽  
Abdul Hameed Siddiqui ◽  
Ammar Cheema ◽  
Ayesha Abbas ◽  
Syed Khawar Abbas Jaffri ◽  
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Objective: To evaluate the correlation between thrombolytic in Myocardial Infarction risk score with the severity of coronary lesions found by coronary angiography during hospitalization in patients with non-ST elevation Acute coronary syndrome. Study Design: Cross sectional study. Place and Duration of Study: Adult Cardiology department, Armed Forces Institute of Cardiology & National Institute of Heart Diseases, Rawalpindi from Jul to Dec 2018.Methodology: Patients who had chest pain suggestive of angina or anginal equivalent symptoms and diagnosis of Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS) were included in the study. Patients with Acute Coronary Syndrome were risk stratified with Thrombolysis In Myocardial Infarction risk scores and were further evaluated with coronary angiograms to assess the extent of coronary artery disease. Results: Total 115 patients were recruited in the study with mean age 57.08 ± 10.2 years. There were 87 (75.7%) male patients while 28 (24.3%) female patients. The most common co-morbidity was hypertension 66 (57.4%) followed by diabetes mellitus 39 (33.9%) and smoking 25 (21.7%). 71 (61.7%) patients had one angina episode in the last 2 hours while 34 patients had two angina episodes in the last 2 hours. Cardiac biomarkers were raised in 36 (31.3%) patients. 60 (52.2%) used aspirin in the last 7 days. Chi-square test was applied between Thrombolysis In Myocardial Infarction Score and Coronaries lesions, which showed statistically significant results (p<0.001). Conclusion: Our study demonstrates that among patients presenting with Non-STE Acute coronary syndrome i.e. unstable angina /NSTEMI who are referred for coronary angiography, clinical risk stratification according......


2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 27-32 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abhishesh Shakya ◽  
Sunil Chandra Jha ◽  
Ratna Mani Gajurel ◽  
Chandra Mani Poudel ◽  
Ravi Sahi ◽  
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Background and Aims: Acute coronary syndrome (ACS) refers to a group of clinical symptoms consistent with new onset or worsening ischemic symptoms. ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), non-ST elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI) and unstable angina (UA) are the three types of ACS. The objectives were to study the risk factors prevalence, angiographic distribution and severity of coronary artery stenosis in ACS among patients admitted in Cardiology Department of Manmohan Cardiothoracic Vascular and Transplant Center (MCVTC). Methods: This is a restrospective study of 419 ACS patients admitted and treated in MCVTC from November 2017 to October 2018. Patients were divided into STEMI, NSTEMI and UA then analyzed for various risk factors, angiographic patterns and severity of coronary artery disease. Results: Mean age of presentation was 59.3Å}12.8 years. Majority were male 317(75.7%). Most patients had STEMI 252 (60.1%) followed by NSTEMI 98 (23.4%) and UA 69 (16.5 %). Risk factors: smoking was present in 241 (57.5%), hypertension in 212 (50.6%), diabetes in 144 (34.4%), dyslipidemia in 58 (13.8%). Single-vessel disease was present in 34.6 % patients, double- vessel disease was present in 27.44 % patients and triple vessel disease was present in 26.3 % patients, left main disease in 1.4 % patients. Normal coronaries were present in 6.4% patients and minor coronary artery disease in 3.8 % patients. Conclusions: STEMI was the most common presentation. Three quarters of ACS were male patients. Smoking was most prevalent risk factor. Single vessel involvement was the most common CAG finding in all spectrum of ACS. Diabetic patients had more multivessel disease.


2019 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 68-73
Author(s):  
ABK Bashiruddin ◽  
Mohammad Ibrahim Chowdhury ◽  
Biplob Bhattacharjee ◽  
Abul Hossen Shahin ◽  
Syed Ali Ahsan ◽  
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Background: Clinical guidelines recommend that optimal management of acute coronary syndrome (ACS) should include patient risk stratification. Predicting the anatomical extension of coronary artery disease (CAD) is also potentially useful for clinical decision. Objective: The objective of our study was to determine whether the TIMI risk score correlates with the angiographic extent and severity of CAD in patients with NSTE- ACS. Materials and Methods: This was a cross-sectional observational study carried out in the Department of Cardiology, Chattogram Medical College Hospital (CMCH) from September 2017 to May 2018. A total of 200 patients diagnosed with NSTE- Acute Coronary Syndrome were included as sample by purposive sampling method. TIMI risk score for each patient was calculated and the patients were stratified into 3 groups according to the TIMI risk score: low risk (0-2); intermediate risk (3-4); high risk (5-7). The severity of the CAD was assessed by Vessel score and Gensini score. Result: The mean ± SD of the age of study population was 53.7 ±10.8 years (range 37–77) and 142 (71%) were male. Regarding cardiovascular risk factors, 137 (68.5%) patients had diabetes mellitus, 83 (41.5%) had dyslipidaemia, 155 (77.5%) had hypertension, 136 (68%) were current smoker and 70 (35%) had a family history of CAD. The Gensini score was higher in patients at high risk TIMI group (p<0.001). Moreover, there was a signiûcant positive correlation between the TIMI and Gensini score (r=0.446,p<0.001). TIMI score can predict significant CAD moderately well (area under the curve 0.661, p=0.001). Patients with TIMI score > 4 were more likely to have significant three vessel CAD (65.9%) versus those with TIMI risk score 3-4 (17.9%) and TIMI risk score < 3 (2%) (p< 0.001). Conclusion: Study showed the TIMI score is significantly correlated with the extent of CAD as assessed by the Gensini score. It is accurate for predicting severe CAD among NSTE-ACS patients. University Heart Journal Vol. 15, No. 2, Jul 2019; 68-73


2016 ◽  
Vol 15 (4) ◽  
pp. 138-144 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matthew T. Crim ◽  
Scott A. Berkowitz ◽  
Mustapha Saheed ◽  
Jason Miller ◽  
Amy Deutschendorf ◽  
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2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
Mingkang Li ◽  
Chengchun Tang ◽  
Erfei Luo ◽  
Yuhan Qin ◽  
Dong Wang ◽  
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Previous studies showed that fibrinogen-to-albumin ratio (FAR) regarded as a novel inflammatory and thrombotic biomarker was the risk factor for coronary artery disease (CAD). In this study, we sought to evaluate the relationship between FAR and severity of CAD, long-term prognosis in non-ST elevation acute coronary syndrome (NSTE-ACS) patients firstly implanted with drug-eluting stent (DES). A total of 1138 consecutive NSTE-ACS patients firstly implanted with DES from January 2017 to December 2018 were recruited in this study. Patients were divided into tertiles according to FAR levels (Group 1: ≤8.715%; Group 2: 8.715%~10.481%; and Group 3: >10.481%). The severity of CAD was evaluated using the Gensini Score (GS). The endpoints were major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE), including all-cause mortality, myocardial reinfarction, and target vessel revascularization (TVR). Positive correlation was detected by Spearman’s rank correlation coefficient analysis between FAR and GS (r=0.170, P<0.001). On multivariate logistic analysis, FAR was an independent predictor of severe CAD (OR: 1.060; 95% CI: 1.005~1.118; P<0.05). Multivariate Cox regression analysis indicated that FAR was an independent prognostic factor for MACE at 30 days, 6 months, and 1 year after DES implantation (HR: 1.095; 95% CI: 1.011~1.186; P=0.025. HR: 1.076; 95% CI: 1.009~1.147; P=0.026. HR: 1.080; 95% CI: 1.022~1.141; P=0.006). Furthermore, adding FAR to the model of established risk factors, the C-statistic increased from 0.706 to 0.720, 0.650 to 0.668, and 0.611 to 0.632, respectively. And the models had incremental prognostic value for MACE, especially for 1-year MACE (NRI: 13.6% improvement, P=0.044; IDI: 0.6% improvement, P=0.042). In conclusion, FAR was associated independently with the severity of CAD and prognosis, helping to improve risk stratification in NSTE-ACS patients firstly implanted with DES.


2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (5) ◽  
pp. 1602
Author(s):  
Patrick Maréchal ◽  
Julien Tridetti ◽  
Mai-Linh Nguyen ◽  
Odile Wéra ◽  
Zheshen Jiang ◽  
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Clinical evidence indicates that innate immune cells may contribute to acute coronary syndrome (ACS). Our prospective study aimed at investigating the association of neutrophil phenotypes with ACS. 108 patients were categorized into chronic stable coronary artery disease (n = 37), unstable angina (UA) (n = 19), Non-ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction (NSTEMI) (n = 25), and ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI) (n = 27). At the time of inclusion, blood neutrophil subpopulations were analysed by flow cytometry. Differential blood cell count and plasma levels of neutrophilic soluble markers were recorded at admission and, for half of patients, at six-month follow-up. STEMI and NSTEMI patients displayed higher neutrophil count and neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio than stable and UA patients (p < 0.0001), which normalized at six-month post-MI. Atypical low-density neutrophils were detected in the blood of the four patient groups. STEMI patients were characterized by elevated percentages of band cells compared to the other patients (p = 0.019). Multivariable logistic regression analysis revealed that plasma levels of total myeloperoxidase was associated with STEMI compared to stable (OR: 1.434; 95% CI: 1.119–1.837; P < 0.0001), UA (1.47; 1.146–1.886; p = 0.002), and NSTEMI (1.213; 1.1–1.134; p = 0.0001) patients, while increased neutrophil side scatter (SSC) signal intensity was associated with NSTEMI compared to stable patients (3.828; 1.033–14.184; p = 0.045). Hence, changes in neutrophil phenotype are concomitant to ACS.


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