Multivessel percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) early after acute myocardial infarction
(AMI) is discouraged because of the potential for increased complications. However, with …

Background The conventional strategy for primary angioplasty during acute myocardial
infarction is angioplasty of the infarct-related vessel, even in patients with multi-vessel …

BACKGROUND: Primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) reduces mortality in
patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) complicated by …

Background In patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) and multivessel
disease, guidelines recommend infarct-related artery (IRA) only intervention during primary …

BACKGROUND After successful thrombolysis for acute myocardial infarction, reocclusion is
observed in about 30% of patients after 3 months and usually occurs without reinfarction. We …

The incidence of minimal residual atherosclerotic coronary obstruction after successful
intravenous thrombolytic therapy was evaluated in 799 patients with acute myocardial …

Magnetic resonance (MR) imaging is unique in its variety of applications for imaging the
cardiovascular system. A thorough assessment of myocardial structure, function, and …

The long-term prognostic importance of hyperkinesia is unknown following an acute
myocardial infarction (AMI). The American Society of Echocardiography recommends that …

Primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) of culprit lesions (CLs) is the standard of
care in patients presenting with ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). However …

Background There is an ongoing controversy as to whether repeat coronary angiography
should be routinely performed after successful percutaneous transluminal coronary …