Clinical studies found that poor ST-segment resolution (STR) in electrocardiogram (ECG) occurred in major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE), arrhythmia and heart failure was significantly higher . In clinical work, in patients have poor ST-segment decline, the investigators found by CMR-LGE the corresponding myocardium become thinner and other signs of myocardial scar. The investigators aimed to establish whether poor ST-segment resolution in ECG, as well as CMR-LGE, could detect the presence of myocardial scar in early STEMI patients. In order to provide convenient, cheap and widely used test method for patients who cannot tolerate CMR-LGE. 42 STEMI patients with single-branch coronary artery stenosis or occlusion were enrolled. ST-segment elevations were measured on the baseline and 24 hours after PCI. The study population was divided into two groups by late gadolinium enhanced cardiac magnetic resonance (LGE- CMR), with transmural myocardial scar (\>75%) or non-transmural myocardial scar (\<75%).
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ST-segment resolution<40.15%
Timeframe: 1) Emergency admission: ST-segment elevations were measured. 2) 24 hours after PCI: ST-segment elevations were measured. 3) 7 days after PCI: CMR-LGE was performed.
ST-segment resolution>40.15%
Timeframe: 1) Emergency admission: ST-segment elevations were measured. 2) 24 hours after PCI: ST-segment elevations were measured. 3) 7 days after PCI: CMR-LGE was performed.