Determinants Size of risk area, onset to reperfusion time, preinfarction angina, collateral function, hyperglycemia, etc. Large vessel size, lipid-core in plaque, massive intracoronary thrombus, etc.

Mechanical reperfusion in acute myocardial infarction does not always result in desirable optimal microvascular perfusion. Failure to achieve a normal myocardial blush in the infarcted region by ...

A 72 year old ex-smoking male was admitted with a 3 hour history of left arm discomfort. ECG showed inferior ST elevation myocardial infarction. 300mg aspirin, 600mg clopidogrel, and 5000 ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Use of a filter-based distal protection device reduced the incidence of the no-reflow phenomenon and was ...

Announcing a new article publication for Cardiovascular Innovations and Applications journal. Coronary no-reflow phenomenon (NRP), a common adverse complication in patients with ST-segment elevation ...

In patients undergoing primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), intracoronary delivery of high-dose adenosine following thrombus aspiration improves microvascular perfusion and may reduce ...

Myocardial contrast echocardiography uses intravascular contrast agents that contain tracers. This modality can be used to assess microvascular perfusion (Figure 1), and hence has become the gold ...