Distal embolization during angioplasty for acute myocardial infarction: Is pharmacological protection enough?

Thrombosis and Haemostasis

Volumn 94, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 680-681

  De Carlo, Marco ^b   Limbruno, Ugo ^a   Pistolesi, Sabina ^b   Fontanini, Gabriella ^b   Petronio, Anna S ^b   Balbarini, Alberto ^b   De Caterina, Raffaele ^c  

^a Livorno Hospital   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHIETI   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABCIXIMAB; ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; CLOPIDOGREL; COLLAGEN; HEPARIN; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTERY CALCIFICATION; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL EMBOLISM; BLOOD CLOT LYSIS; CASE REPORT; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CORONARY STENT; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MACROPHAGE; MALE; PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION; TRANSLUMINAL CORONARY ANGIOPLASTY; VASCULAR NECROSIS;

EID: 24944483406     PISSN: 03406245     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1160/TH05-03-0680     Document Type: Article

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