Impact of Acute Insulin Resistance on Myocardial Blush in Non-Diabetic Patients Undergoing Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention.

ABSTRACT: Background: Myocardial blush grading is considered to be a novel tool for assessment of coronary microvasculature and myocardial perfusion in patients undergoing coronary angiography and angioplasty, and its reduction identifies patients at high risk. Our study aimed to evaluate the association between acute insulin resistance and myocardial blush in non-diabetic patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). Methods: Two hundred forty non-diabetic patients with STEMI who underwent primary percutaneous coronary intervention were consecutively recruited. The relationship of homeostasis model assessment-estimated insulin resistance (HOMA-IR) to myocardial blush and in-hospital outcome was investigated. Results: Higher HOMA-IR tertile was observed in ob

SUBMITTER: Kasem SM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8141552 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature