Incidence and clinical consequences of distal embolization on the coronary angiogram after percutaneous coronary intervention for ST-elevation myocardial infarction

European Heart Journal

Volumn 30, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 908-915

  Fokkema, Marieke L ^a   Vlaar, Pieter J ^a   Svilaas, Tone ^a   Vogelzang, Mathijs ^a   Amo, Diny ^a   Diercks, Gilles F H ^a   Suurmeijer, Albert J H ^a   Zijlstra, Felix ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Angioplasty; Distal embolization; Reperfusion; ST elevation myocardial infarction

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; CLOPIDOGREL; CREATINE KINASE MB; FIBRINOGEN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; HEPARIN;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; AGED; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTERY DIAMETER; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY STENT; EMBOLISM; FEMALE; HEART INFARCTION SIZE; HEART REINFARCTION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPEN STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION; THROMBUS ASPIRATION;

ANGIOPLASTY, TRANSLUMINAL, PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EMBOLISM; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 65249135889     PISSN: 0195668X     EISSN: 15229645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehp033     Document Type: Article

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