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SUBMITTER: Konijnenberg LSF
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7061278 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Konijnenberg Lara S F LSF Damman Peter P Duncker Dirk J DJ Kloner Robert A RA Nijveldt Robin R van Geuns Robert-Jan M RM Berry Colin C Riksen Niels P NP Escaned Javier J van Royen Niels N
Cardiovascular research 20200301 4
Early mechanical reperfusion of the epicardial coronary artery by primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is the guideline-recommended treatment for ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). Successful restoration of epicardial coronary blood flow can be achieved in over 95% of PCI procedures. However, despite angiographically complete epicardial coronary artery patency, in about half of the patients perfusion to the distal coronary microvasculature is not fully restored, which is ass ...[more]