Early mechanical reperfusion of the epicardial coronary artery by primary percutaneous
coronary intervention (PCI) is the guideline-recommended treatment for ST-elevation …

AIMS: Primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PPCI) has become the treatment of
choice in patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) over the recent years. A …

Background—Administration of the glycoprotein IIb/IIIa inhibitor abciximab is an effective
adjunctive treatment strategy during primary percutaneous coronary intervention for ST …

Aims Microparticles (MP) are cell-derived fragments known to be increased in the blood of
patients with acute coronary syndromes. We aimed to assess, in ST elevation myocardial …

Background—Coronary microvascular dysfunction is frequently seen in patients with ST-
elevation myocardial infarction after primary percutaneous coronary intervention. Previous …

Objective Patients with Takotsubo syndrome (TTS) present an acute microvascular
dysfunction that leads to an impaired myocardial perfusion and, in more severe forms, an …

BACKGROUND: It has been shown that, among patients with ST-segment elevation
myocardial infarction (STEMI), diabetes is associated with a significantly higher mortality …

Objectives The aim of this study was to define which measure of microvascular best predicts
the extent of left ventricular (LV) infarction. Background Microvascular injury after ST …

Adverse left ventricular (LV) remodeling after acute ST-elevation myocardial infarction
(STEMI) is associated with morbidity and mortality. We studied clinical, biochemical and …

Assessment of myocardial “blush” by either Myocardial Blush Grade or TIMI Myocardial
Perfusion Grade, is the angiographic method currently preferred to confirm myocardial tissue …