Distal protection in native coronary arteries during primary angioplasty in acute myocardial infarction: Single‐center experience | Zendy

Orrego Pedro Silva | Zendy; Delgado Anabella | Zendy; Piccalò Giacomo | Zendy; Salvadè Paolo | Zendy; Bonacina Edgardo | Zendy; Klugmann Silvio | Zendy

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Distal protection in native coronary arteries during primary angioplasty in acute myocardial infarction: Single‐center experience

Author(s) -

Orrego Pedro Silva,

Delgado Anabella,

Piccalò Giacomo,

Salvadè Paolo,

Bonacina Edgardo,

Klugmann Silvio

Publication year - 2003

Publication title -

catheterization and cardiovascular interventions

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.988

H-Index - 116

eISSN - 1522-726X

pISSN - 1522-1946

DOI - 10.1002/ccd.10638

Subject(s) - medicine , abciximab , percutaneous coronary intervention , angioplasty , cardiology , myocardial infarction , balloon , occlusion , primary angioplasty , radiology , surgery

Distal embolization of plaque or thrombotic debris is one of the mechanisms involved in the ischemia/reperfusion injury during primary percutaneous intervention for acute occlusion of a native coronary artery. We tested the clinical application of maximal antiplatelet therapy with abciximab combined with one of two different systems of mechanical distal protection: balloon occlusion and aspiration (PercuSurge) in 24 cases and a distal filter (FilterWire Ex) in 10 cases. Feasibility, technical limitations, and pitfalls are described. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv 2003;60:152–158. © 2003 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.

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