introduction: the precise time of using percutaneous coronary intervention (pci) after fibrinolytic therapy for maximum efficiency and minimum side effects is still undetermined. therefore, the present study was designed to compare the outcome of myocardial infarction (mi) patients who underwent surgical intervention (angiography and pci) within 48 hours of thrombolytic therapy or after that. m...

conclusions in total, application of therapeutic approaches in patients with cad depends on many factors. in our study not only risk factors such as gender, lifestyle, smoking, alcohol abuse, diabetes and hypertension were associated with the incidence of cad, but also they were highly correlated with the severity of the disease. results the mean age of total patients was 58.3 ± 11.5 years (p =...

results mean age of patients was 59.47 (sd = 12.48) years, of which 75 (75.8%) were male and 24 (24.2%) were female. based on univariable analysis, white blood cell (wbc) count, pain duration, lv function, maximal st-change, thrombus grade and eccentricity were identified as predictors of the no-reflow phenomenon. after multivariable logistic regression: wbc count and thrombus grade remained th...

background: this study was designed to examine a unique and low dose use of intravenous enoxaparin in elective percutaneous coronary intervention (pci) that would be applicable to an unselected population regardless of age, weight, and renal function. there is limited experience in anticoagulation using intravenous low-molecular-weight heparin in pci. methods: a total of 100 consecutive patient...

background: stenting is currently the standard of care in percutaneous coronary intervention (pci). whether young patients remain at increased risk after pci in the present stent era has not been investigated widely. we evaluated angiographic characteristics and short- and mid-term outcomes in patients younger than 40 years of age who underwent pci. methods: from april 2003 to march 2005, prosp...

background: primary percutaneous coronary intervention (primary pci) is the method of choice in establishing reperfusion in acute myocardial infarction (ami) patients. the aim of this study was to determine the success rate of primary pci in a university medical center in iran with a view to promoting it as a first-line therapy in patients with ami, especially in centers with established cathet...

background: controversy persists over the potential benefits/harms of opium consumption in coronary heart disease. this study investigated the association between 12 months' major adverse cardiac events (mace) and pre-procedural opium consumption among patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (pci). methods: retrospectively, 1545 consecutive men who underwent pci between 21 st   j...

introduction: no-reflow phenomenon in coronary vessels, manifested in some patients with reperfused acute myocardial infarction (mi), is associated with poor clinical and functional outcomes. therefore, evaluation of predisposing risk factors can be helpful in risk assessment and identification of patients at higher risk. herein, we aimed to study the predictive factors for the development of n...

background: studies have shown controversial effects of obesity on major adverse cardiac events (mace) after percutaneous coronary intervention (pci). we sought to investigate the impact of the body mass index (bmi) on the mid-term outcome following successful pci. methods: between march 2006 and august 2008, 3948 patients underwent successful elective pci in tehran heart center, tehran, iran, ...