Mechanical stress from haemodynamic perturbations or interventional manipulation of
epicardial coronary atherosclerotic plaques with inflammatory destabilization can release …

In a variable proportion of patients presenting with ST-segment elevation myocardial
infarction, ranging from 5% to 50%, primary percutaneous coronary intervention achieves …

Background Primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is effective in opening the
infarct-related artery in patients with myocardial infarction with ST-segment elevation …

Previous studies describing the no-reflow phenomenon in patients with acute myocardial
infarction (AMI) undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) were largely confined …

In patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI), the guideline-recommended treatment is
mechanical revascularization by percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), which is effective …

Background—Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is associated with periprocedural
myocardial infarction (MI) in 3% to 15% of cases (depending on the definition used). In many …

The no-reflow phenomenon has been studied extensively in the basic science laboratory
and has entered the clinical arena. No-reflow, which develops largely within the first 2h of …

INTRODUCTION: Even though primary angioplasty restores TIMI 3 flow in more than 90% of
STEMI patients, the results in terms of myocardial perfusion are still unsatisfactory in a …

Background—Myocardial necrosis can occur during percutaneous coronary intervention
(PCI) despite optimal adjunctive pharmacology and careful technique. We investigated the …

Coronary microembolization (CME), a common reason for periprocedural myocardial
infarction (PMI), bears very important prognostic implications. However, the molecular …