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Compared with patients without TIMI-3 flow, those with TIMI-3 flow before PTCA had greater left ventricular ejection fraction (57\u00b110% versus 53\u00b111%,\n                    <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                    =0.003) and were less likely to present in heart failure (7.0% versus 11.6%,\n                    <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                    =0.009). Patients with initial TIMI-3 flow had significantly lower in-hospital rates of mortality, new-onset heart failure, and hypotension and had a shorter hospital stay. Cumulative 6-month mortality was 0.5% in patients with initial TIMI-3 flow, 2.8% with TIMI-2 flow, and 4.4% with initial TIMI-0\/1 flow (\n                    <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                    =0.009). By multivariate analysis, TIMI-3 flow before PTCA was an independent determinant of survival (odds ratio 2.1,\n                    <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                    =0.04), even when corrected for by postprocedural TIMI-3 flow.\n                  <\/jats:p>\n                  <jats:p>\n                    <jats:bold>\n                      <jats:italic>\n                        <jats:italic>\n                          <jats:bold>Conclusions<\/jats:bold>\n                        <\/jats:italic>\n                        \u2014\n                      <\/jats:italic>\n                    <\/jats:bold>\n                    Patients undergoing primary PTCA in whom TIMI-3 flow is present before angioplasty present with greater clinical and angiographic evidence of myocardial salvage, are less likely to develop complications related to left ventricular failure, and have improved early and late survival. 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