ACC/AHA/SCAI 2005 guideline update for percutaneous coronary intervention: a report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force …

SC Smith Jr, TE Feldman, JW Hirshfeld Jr… - Journal of the American …, 2006 - Elsevier
The ACC/AHA Task Force on Practice Guidelines was formed to gather information and
make recommendations about appropriate use of technology for the diagnosis and …

Myocardial ischemia/reperfusion-injury, a clinical view on a complex pathophysiological process

AL Moens, MJ Claeys, JP Timmermans… - International journal of …, 2005 - Elsevier
Myocardial infarction is the major cause of death in the world. Over the last two decades,
coronary reperfusion therapy has become established for the management of acute …

Coronary microembolization: from bedside to bench and back to bedside

G Heusch, P Kleinbongard, D Böse, B Levkau… - Circulation, 2009 - Am Heart Assoc
Coronary microembolization from the erosion or rupture of a vulnerable atherosclerotic
plaque occurs spontaneously in acute coronary syndromes and iatrogenically during …

Distal microcirculatory protection during percutaneous coronary intervention in acute ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction: a randomized controlled trial

GW Stone, J Webb, DA Cox, BR Brodie, M Qureshi… - Jama, 2005 - jamanetwork.com
ContextAtheromatous and thrombotic embolization during percutaneous coronary
intervention (PCI) in acute myocardial infarction is common and may result in …

Routine thrombectomy in percutaneous coronary intervention for acute ST-segment–elevation myocardial infarction: a randomized, controlled trial

A Kaltoft, M Bøttcher, SS Nielsen, HHT Hansen… - Circulation, 2006 - Am Heart Assoc
Background—Distal embolization during primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI)
for ST-elevation myocardial infarction may result in reduced myocardial perfusion, infarct …

Randomized evaluation of the effects of filter-based distal protection on myocardial perfusion and infarct size after primary percutaneous catheter intervention in …

M Gick, N Jander, HP Bestehorn, RP Kienzle… - Circulation, 2005 - Am Heart Assoc
Background—In acute myocardial infarction, distal embolization of debris during primary
percutaneous catheter intervention may curtail microvascular reperfusion of the infarct …

Frequency, correlates, and clinical implications of myocardial perfusion after primary angioplasty and stenting, with and without glycoprotein IIb/IIIa inhibition, in acute …

CO Costantini, GW Stone, R Mehran, E Aymong… - Journal of the American …, 2004 - jacc.org
Objectives: We sought to determine the prognostic importance of myocardial reperfusion
after various contemporary interventional strategies in patients with acute myocardial …

Randomized comparison of distal protection versus conventional treatment in primary percutaneous coronary intervention: the drug elution and distal protection in ST …

H Kelbæk, CJ Terkelsen, S Helqvist, JF Lassen… - Journal of the American …, 2008 - jacc.org
Objectives: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the use of distal protection during
percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction …

Distal embolization during primary angioplasty: histopathologic features and predictability

U Limbruno, M De Carlo, S Pistolesi, A Micheli… - American heart …, 2005 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Distal embolization during primary percutaneous coronary interventions
(PCIs) may affect myocardial reperfusion. We evaluated the prevalence and features of …

Coronary microembolization

A Skyschally, K Leineweber, P Gres, M Haude… - Basic Research in …, 2006 - Springer
Atherosclerotic plaque rupture is the key event in the pathogenesis of acute coronary
syndromes and it also occurs during coronary interventions. Atherosclerotic plaque rupture …