Index of Microcirculatory Resistance to predict microvascular obstruction in STEMI: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Prajith JeyaprakashPhilopatir MikhailThomas J FordFaraz PathanColin Berry Kazuaki Negishi

Published in: Catheterization and cardiovascular interventions : official journal of the Society for Cardiac Angiography & Interventions (2024)

In STEMI, patients with MVO had 15-unit higher IMR than those without. IMR also predicts key prognostic endpoints such as infarct size, MVO, and long-term systolic function.

Keyphrases

percutaneous coronary intervention
st elevation myocardial infarction
st segment elevation myocardial infarction
acute myocardial infarction
blood pressure
left ventricular
heart failure
acute coronary syndrome
coronary artery disease