The prognostic value, clinical, and angiographic characteristics of patients with early postinfarction angina after a first myocardial infarction

Long-Term Prognosis of Patients With Early Post-Infarction Angina

“…7,15,17 Q-wave MI was represented at a higher level in both groups of our patients, which is similar to the findings of other studies, 7,12,18 while Bosch et al 15 found a higher prevalence of non-Q wave MI in patients with EPA.…”

“…These findings are similar to those reported by Galjee et al 7 (after a 4 year follow-up period) and Fioretti et al 12 (after a 1 year follow-up period), but different from the findings presented by other authors, who found a higher 1-year mortality in patients with EPA. 5,7,8 Our findings have shown that patients with EPA did not have a higher probability of developing recurrent infarction, unlike findings reported in other studies. 9,15 Patients with EPA had a higher probability of developing cardiac events, which is in accordance with findings reported by other authors.…”

“…5,7,12,20 We did not find a higher probability of death and cardiac death in patients with EPA. These findings are similar to those reported by Galjee et al 7 (after a 4 year follow-up period) and Fioretti et al 12 (after a 1 year follow-up period), but different from the findings presented by other authors, who found a higher 1-year mortality in patients with EPA.…”

“…9,15 Patients with EPA had a higher probability of developing cardiac events, which is in accordance with findings reported by other authors. 7,15,21 Our findings indicate that patients with EPA have a higher probability of undergoing revascularization procedures than patients without EPA, which is similar to the findings presented by Fioretti et al, 12 but different from those reported by Silva et al 18 Conclusions EPA increases the risk of patients developing cardiac events and undergoing revascularization procedures, and thereby implies an adverse long-term prognosis of patients with AMI. In light of that fact, patients with EPA represent a high-risk subset of patients who might benefit from more aggressive early treatment such as PCI or CABG.…”

Pathomorphological peculiarities of coronary artery ectasias and their role in the pathogenesis of sudden cardiac death

“…Therefore, the alterations in angioarchitectonics could be considered as the compensatory changes directed at reducing the disturbances in the coronary blood flow [4,8]. However, this feature predominantly reflects the pathophysiological statics, rather than the real dynamics of the coronary basin.…”