Admission hyperglycemia and TIMI frame count in primary percutaneous coronary intervention

Angiology. 2012 Jul;63(5):325-9. doi: 10.1177/0003319711418957. Epub 2011 Aug 25.

Abstract

We evaluated the relationship between admission blood glucose levels and estimated coronary flow by the thrombolysis in myocardial infarction (TIMI) frame count (TFC) method in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) undergoing primary percutaneous coronary intervention (pPCI). The TFC of 121 consecutive patients with STEMI were evaluated after pPCI. Patients with admission glucose levels > 198 mg/dL (11 mmol/L) were defined as hyperglycemic. Hyperglycemia was observed in 36 (29.8%) patients. The TFC was significantly higher in patients with hyperglycemia (70.75 [10-96] vs 56.87 [8-100], P = .04). No-reflow frequency was higher in the hyperglycemia group (44.4% vs 23.5%, P = .02). In multivariate linear regression analysis admission glucose was an independent predictor of high TFC (B = 0.21, P = .02). Our findings suggest that admission blood glucose is a predictor of TFC which reflects coronary blood flow.

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary* / adverse effects
  • Blood Glucose / analysis*
  • Chi-Square Distribution
  • Coronary Angiography
  • Coronary Circulation*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Hyperglycemia / blood
  • Hyperglycemia / diagnosis*
  • Linear Models
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Multivariate Analysis
  • Myocardial Infarction / complications
  • Myocardial Infarction / diagnostic imaging
  • Myocardial Infarction / physiopathology
  • Myocardial Infarction / therapy*
  • No-Reflow Phenomenon / blood
  • No-Reflow Phenomenon / etiology
  • No-Reflow Phenomenon / physiopathology
  • Patient Admission*
  • Predictive Value of Tests
  • Risk Assessment
  • Risk Factors
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Turkey

Substances

  • Blood Glucose