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SUBMITTER: Rathod KS
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5808509 | biostudies-other | 2014 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Rathod Krishnaraj S KS Hamshere Stephen M SM Choudhury Tawfiq R TR Jones Daniel A DA Mathur Anthony A
Interventional cardiology (London, England) 20140401 2
Primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PPCI) is the preferred reperfusion modality in patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). While PPCI is highly effective in achieving epicardial coronary reperfusion, a significant proportion of patients fail to achieve adequate myocardial reperfusion. This is in part due to the distal microembolisation of thrombus and plaque debris during PCI. Recognition of this has led to the development of a number of devices with different mechanism ...[more]