Open AccessComparison of two visual angiographic perfusion grades in acute myocardial infarction
Author(s) -
Ungi Tamás,
Viktor Sasi,
Imre Ungi,
Tamás Forster,
András Palkó,
Attila Nemes
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
upsala journal of medical sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.808
H-Index - 41
eISSN - 2000-1967
pISSN - 0300-9734
DOI - 10.1080/03009730902990453
Subject(s) - medicine , myocardial infarction , perfusion , cardiology , perfusion scanning , radiology
Prognosis after opening the obstructed coronary artery in acute myocardial infarction (AMI) is influenced by several factors. In routine clinical practice, revascularization is considered to be successful when the restoration of epicardial blood-flow is complete. However, the patent epicardial artery does not always provide functional recovery in the myocardium. There are two visual angiographic grades to assess myocardial perfusion: myocardial blush grade (MBG) and TIMI myocardial perfusion grade (TMP). The aim of our study was to compare these two parameters, how they correlate with short-term indicators of myocardial damage.