Preinfarction angina reduces infarct size in ST-elevation myocardial infarction treated with percutaneous coronary intervention.
Preinfarction angina reduces infarct size in ST-elevation myocardial infarction treated with percutaneous coronary intervention.
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10.1161/circinterventions.112.973164
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2013-02
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Traverse JH
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Reiter R;Henry TD;Traverse JH
Pre-infarction angina may act as a clinical surrogate of ischemic preconditioning that may reduce infarct size and improve mortality in the setting of thrombolytic therapy for ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). However, the benefits of pre-infarction angina in the setting of primary PCI with stenting is inconclusive due to the greater achievement of infarct artery patency and speed of reperfusion. To identify a homogeneous population, we performed a retrospective analysis of 1031 patients admitted with a first STEMI with ischemic times between 1 and 6 hours who received primary PCI. We identified 245 patients who had occluded arteries on presentation of which 79 patients had documented pre-infarction angina defined as chest pain within 24 hours of infarction. Infarct size was measured as the peak CK level, a metric supported in a subgroup by late enhancement on cardiac MRI. Patients with pre-infarction angina (n=79) had a 50% reduction in infarct size compared to those patients without pre-infarction angina (n=166) by both peak CK (1094 ± 75 IU/L vs. 2270 ± 102 IU/L, p<0.0001) and CK area-under-curve (18,420 ± 18,941 vs. 36,810 ± 21,741 IU-hr / L, p <0.0001) despite having identical ischemic times (185 ± 8 min vs 181 ± 5 min, p=0.67) and angiographic area-at-risk (24.1 ± 1.2% vs. 25.3 ± 0.9%, p=0.43). There was an absolute 4% improvement in left-ventricular ejection fraction prior to discharge in those patients with pre-infarction angina (p < 0.02). The occurrence of pre-infarction angina is associated with significant myocardial protection in the setting of primary PCI with stenting during STEMI. Because pre-infarction angina is relatively common, it is important that these patients be identified in clinical trials investigating therapies designed to reduce reperfusion injury and infarct size.