ST-Segment Recovery Adds to the Assessment of TIMI 2 and 3 Flow in Predicting Infarct Wall Motion After Thrombolytic Therapy

Abstract

In patients with TIMI 2 or 3 flow in infarct-related artery, early stable ST-segment recovery is associated with improved infarct zone wall motion at 48 hours. ST-segment recovery may provide additional information about the degree of myocyte reperfusion achieved in patients with a patent epicardial infarct-related artery after thrombolytic therapy.