Temporal changes in TIMI myocardial perfusion grade in relation to epicardial flow, ST-resolution and left ventricular function after primary percutaneous coronary intervention

Coronary Artery Disease

Volumn 18, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 513-518

  Aasa, Mikael ^a   Kirtane, Ajay J ^c   Dellborg, Mikael ^b   Gibson, Michael C ^d   Prahl Abrahamsson, Ulrika ^b   Svensson, Leif ^a   Grip, Lars ^b  

^a STOCKHOLM SÖDER HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c NewYork Presbyterian Hospital   (United States)

^d BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Primary percutaneous coronary intervention; ST elevation myocardial infarction

Indexed keywords

ABCIXIMAB; ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; CLOPIDOGREL; ENOXAPARIN;

ADULT; AGED; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOT LYSIS; BLOOD FLOW; COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; EPICARDIUM; FEMALE; HEART INFARCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART MUSCLE PERFUSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ST SEGMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; ANGIOGRAPHY; ANGIOPLASTY, TRANSLUMINAL, PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; MYOCARDIUM; PERFUSION; PERICARDIUM; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 35048887050     PISSN: 09546928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MCA.0b013e3282c1fdb6     Document Type: Article

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