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Abstract
Objective To investigate the effects of staccato reperfusion (SR) during percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) on myocardial microcirculatory function as assessed by myocardial contrast echocardiography.
Setting Tertiary centre.
Methods Thirty-nine patients were randomised to SR (n=20) or abrupt reperfusion (AR, n=19) within 48 h of an acute coronary syndrome. Contrast intensity replenishment curves were constructed to assess the blood volume (An), velocity (β) and flow (A×β) of the segments associated with the PCI-treated artery before, 48 h, 1 and 12 months after PCI. Left ventricular (LV) end-diastolic (EDVs) and systolic volumes (ESVs) were evaluated. Plasma malondialdehyde (MDA) was determined immediately before and 18 min after PCI to assess oxidative stress.
Results SR was related to a greater improvement in An, β and A×β at 48 h, 1 and 12 months after intervention compared with AR (mean A×β: 0.91, 5.5, 7.14, 6.9 for SR vs 1.02, 3.34, 4.28, 3.71 for AR, p<0.01). After PCI, the mean MDA change was −27% in SR patients and +55% in the AR patients (p<0.05). The percentage change in MDA correlated with the percentage change in An at all time points (r=0.468, r=0.682, r=0.674, p<0.01). Compared with AR, SR was related to a greater percentage decrease in EDV (−11.61% vs −4.13%) and ESV (−34.68% vs −14.83%) at 12 months after PCI (p<0.05). The percentage change in ESV at 12 months correlated with the corresponding percentage changes in An, β and A×β (r=−0.410, r=−0.509, r=−0.577, respectively, p<0.05).
Conclusions SR improves myocardial microcirculatory function after PCI, leading to a concomitant improvement in LV geometry, probably through reduction of oxidative stress.
- Staccato reperfusion
- oxidative stress
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- myocardial microcirculatory injury
- contrast echocardiography
- echocardiography-contrast
- acute coronary syndrome
- microvascular
- myocardial perfusion
- oxidative stress
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Competing interests None.
Patient consent Obtained.
Ethics approval This study was conducted with the approval of the Attikon University Hospital.
Provenance and peer review Not commissioned; externally peer reviewed.