Percutaneous coronary intervention-induced emboli during primary PCI for STEMI: Too little, too much, or too late?

American Heart Journal

Volumn 150, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 4-6

  Kuntz, Richard E ^a,b   Rogers, Campbell ^a,c   Baim, Donald S ^a,b  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CREATINE KINASE MB; HEART ENZYME;

ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CORONARY STENT; DEVICE; EDITORIAL; EMBOLISM; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION; PERCUTANEOUS TRANSLUMINAL ANGIOPLASTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZATION; REPERFUSION INJURY; SCINTISCANNING; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION; THROMBECTOMY;

ANGIOPLASTY, TRANSLUMINAL, PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EMBOLISM; HUMANS; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 23244454729     PISSN: 00028703     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2005.02.017     Document Type: Editorial

References (17)

1. F. van der Werf, and D. Baim Reperfusion for ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction: an overview of current treatment options Circulation 105 2002 2813 2816
2. R. Gibbons, U. Valeti, and P. Araoz The quantification of infarct size J Am Coll Cardiol 44 2004 1533 1542
3. U. Limbruno, A. Micheli, and M. De Carlo Mechanical prevention of distal embolization during primary angioplasty: safety, feasibility, and impact on myocardial reperfusion Circulation 108 2003 171 176
4. Z. Huang, O. Katoh, and S. Nakamura Evaluation of the Percusurge Guardwire plus temporary occlusion and aspiration system during primary angioplasty in acute myocardial infarction Catheter Cardiovasc Interv 60 2003 443 451
5. D.S. Baim, D. Wahr, and B. George Randomized trial of a distal embolic protection device during percutaneous intervention of saphenous vein aorto-coronary bypass grafts Circulation 105 2002 1285 1290
6. G.W. Stone, C. Rogers, and J. Hermiller Randomized comparison of distal protection with a filter-based catheter and a balloon occlusion and aspiration system during percutaneous intervention of diseased saphenous vein aorto-coronary bypass grafts Circulation 108 2003 548 553
7. A. Ali AngioJet rheolytic thrombectomy in patients undergoing primary angioplasty for acute myocardial infarction 2004 [TCT abstract presentation]
8. G. Stone, and J. Webb Primary angioplasty in acute myocardial infarction with distal protection of the microcirculation: principal results from the prospective, randomized EMERALD trial J Am Coll Cardiol 43 2004 285A
9. C. Rogers, R. Huynh, and P. Seifert Embolic protection with filtering or occlusion balloons during saphenous vein graft stenting retrieve identical volumes and sizes of particulate debris Circulation 109 2004 1735 1740
10. J.G. Webb, R.G. Carere, and R. Virmani Retrieval and analysis of particulate debris after saphenous vein graft intervention J Am Coll Cardiol 34 1999 468 475
11. A. Angelini, B. Reimers, and M. Della Barbera Cerebral protection during carotid artery stenting: collection and histopathologic analysis of embolized debris Stroke 33 2002 456 461
12. U. Limbruno, M. DeCarlo, and S. Pistolesi Distal embolization during primary angioplasty: histologic features and predictability Am Heart J 150 2005 102 108
13. M. Hori, M. Inoue, and M. Kitakaze Role of adenosine in hyperemic response of coronary blood flow in microembolization Am J Physiol 250 1986 H509 H518
14. B. Angeja, M. Gunda, and S. Murphy TIMI myocardial perfusion grade and ST segment resolution: association with infarct size as assessed by single photon emission computed tomography imaging Circulation 105 2002 182 185
15. R. Gibbons, T. Miller, and T. Christian Infarct size measured by single photon emission computed tomographic imaging with (99 m)Tc-sestamibi: a measure of the efficacy of therapy in acute myocardial infarction Circulation 101 2000 101 108
16. H. Mahrholdt, A. Wagner, and T.A. Holly Reproducibility of chronic infarct size measurement by contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging Circulation 106 2002 2322 2327
17. H. Seivert, D. Wahr, and G. Schuler Effectiveness and safety of the proxis system in demonstrating retrograde coronary blood flow during proximal occlusion and in capturing embolic material Am J Cardiol 94 2004 1134 1139