Vaporizing thrombus with Excimer laser before coronary stenting improves myocardial reperfusion in acute coronary syndrome

Circulation Journal

Volumn 77, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1445-1452

  Shishikura, Daisuke ^a   Otsuji, Satoru ^a   Takiuchi, Shin ^a   Fukumoto, Atsushi ^a   Asano, Katsuaki ^a   Ikushima, Masashi ^a   Yasuda, Tokuki ^a   Hasegawa, Katsuyuki ^a   Kashiyama, Toshikazu ^a   Yabuki, Masanori ^a   Hanafusa, Toshiaki ^b   Higashino, Yorihiko ^a  

^a Higashi Takarazuka Satoh Hospital   (Japan)

^b OSAKA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Acute myocardial infarction; Blush score; Distal embolism; Excimer laser; ST resolution

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CLOPIDOGREL; HEPARIN; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; ICOSAPENTAENOIC ACID; TICLOPIDINE;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; AGED; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION; ASPIRATION CATHETER; BARE METAL STENT; BLOOD CLOT LYSIS; CARDIOGENIC SHOCK; CORONARY ARTERY DISSECTION; CORONARY STENT; DRUG ELUTING STENT; EMBOLISM; EXCIMER LASER; FEMALE; HEART DEATH; HEART DISEASE; HEART FAILURE; HEART INFARCTION; HEART MUSCLE REPERFUSION; HEART MUSCLE REVASCULARIZATION; HUMAN; INTRAAORTIC BALLOON PUMP; INTRAVASCULAR ULTRASOUND; LOADING DRUG DOSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RENIN ANGIOTENSIN ALDOSTERONE SYSTEM; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; STENOSIS; THROMBUS; TISSUE PERFUSION; TRANSLUMINAL CORONARY ANGIOPLASTY;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; AGED; ANGIOPLASTY, LASER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL REPERFUSION; PREOPERATIVE CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STENTS; THROMBECTOMY;

EID: 84878249287     PISSN: 13469843     EISSN: 13474820     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1253/circj.CJ-12-1064     Document Type: Article

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