Role of collateral circulation in the acute phase of ST-segment-elevation myocardial infarction treated with primary coronary intervention | Zendy

Peter Elsman | Zendy; Arnoud W.J. van ’t Hof | Zendy; M. J. de Boer | Zendy; Jan C.A. Hoorntje | Zendy; Harry Suryapranata | Zendy; J. H. E. Dambrink | Zendy; F. Zijlstra | Zendy

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Role of collateral circulation in the acute phase of ST-segment-elevation myocardial infarction treated with primary coronary intervention

Author(s) -

Peter Elsman,

Arnoud W.J. van ’t Hof,

M. J. de Boer,

Jan C.A. Hoorntje,

Harry Suryapranata,

J. H. E. Dambrink,

F. Zijlstra

Publication year - 2004

Publication title -

european heart journal

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 4.336

H-Index - 293

eISSN - 1522-9645

pISSN - 0195-668X

DOI - 10.1016/j.ehj.2004.03.005

Subject(s) - medicine , cardiology , timi , myocardial infarction , percutaneous coronary intervention , conventional pci , collateral circulation , killip class , thrombolysis , coronary circulation , hemodynamics , blood flow

The role of collateral flow in the first hours of infarction remains unclear. Our aim was to determine whether the presence of coronary collateral flow, as evidenced by angiography, has a beneficial effect on infarct size and left ventricular function in acute myocardial infarction (MI) treated by means of early percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI).

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