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Thinking about stent thrombosis: How does angiographic flow relate to outcome?
Author(s) -
Kern Morton J.
Publication year - 2014
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.25742
Subject(s) - timi , medicine , thrombosis , cardiology , blood flow , stent , coronary stent , radiology , collateral circulation , coronary thrombosis , myocardial infarction , percutaneous coronary intervention , restenosis
Key Points Restoration of TIMI 3 flow after treating stent thrombosis reduces repeat stent thrombosis but not death or MI in the following year. Understanding the mechanisms differentiating early, late and very late stent thrombosis will direct better initial treatment strategies. Angiographic markers of coronary physiology (TIMI, TPG, Collateral grade) do not substitute for measured more quantitative indices of coronary blood flow.