Clinical Impact of Ischemic Preconditioning on Infarct Size and Coronary No-reflow Phenomenon after Successful Recanalization in the Acute Myocardial Infarction

1997 ◽  
pp. 225-235
Author(s):  
Kazuo Komamura ◽  
Kazuhisa Kodama ◽  
Masafumi Kitakaze ◽  
Masatsugu Hori
Keyword(s):  
Myocardial Infarction ◽  
Acute Myocardial Infarction ◽  
Infarct Size ◽  
Ischemic Preconditioning ◽  
Clinical Impact ◽  
No Reflow ◽  
No Reflow Phenomenon

Preinfarction Angina and Improved Reperfusion of the Infarct-related Artery

1999 ◽  
Vol 82 (S 01) ◽  
pp. 68-72 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alessandro Sciahbasi ◽  
Eugenia De Marco ◽  
Attilio Maseri ◽  
Felicita Andreotti
Keyword(s):  
Myocardial Infarction ◽  
Acute Myocardial Infarction ◽  
Infarct Size ◽  
Ischemic Preconditioning ◽  
Early Reperfusion ◽  
Vast Number ◽  
Beneficial Effects ◽  
Infarct Related Artery ◽  
Cardioprotective Effects ◽  
Collateral Vessels

SummaryPreinfarction angina and early reperfusion of the infarct-related artery are major determinants of reduced infarct-size in patients with acute myocardial infarction. The beneficial effects of preinfarction angina on infarct size have been attributed to the development of collateral vessels and/or to post-ischemic myocardial protection. However, recently, a relation has been found between prodromal angina, faster coronary recanalization, and smaller infarcts in patients treated with rt-PA: those with preinfarction angina showed earlier reperfusion (p = 0.006) and a 50% reduction of CKMB-estimated infarct-size (p = 0.009) compared to patients without preinfarction angina. This intriguing observation is consistent with a subsequent observation of higher coronary recanalization rates following thrombolysis in patients with prodromal preinfarction angina compared to patients without antecedent angina. Recent findings in dogs show an enhanced spontaneous lysis of plateletrich coronary thrombi with ischemic preconditioning, which is prevented by adenosine blockade, suggesting an antithrom-botic effect of ischemic metabolites. Understanding the mechanisms responsible for earlier and enhanced coronary recanalization in patients with preinfarction angina may open the way to new reperfusion strategies.A vast number of studies, globally involving ≈17,000 patients with acute myocardial infarction, have unequivocally shown that an infarction preceded by angina evolves into a smaller area of necrosis compared to an infarct not preceded by angina (Table 1) (1). So far, preinfarction angina has been thought to have cardioprotective effects mainly through two mechanisms: collateral perfusion of the infarctzone (2-4), and ischemic preconditioning of the myocardium (5-7). Here we discuss a further mechanism of protection represented by improved reperfusion of the infarct-related artery.

scholarly journals The Predictors of No-Reflow Phenomenon after Primary Angioplasty for Acute Myocardial Infarction

2016 ◽  
Vol 10 (03) ◽  
Author(s):  
Kamran Aeinfar ◽  
Ata Firouzi ◽  
Hossein Shahsavari ◽  
Hamidreza Sanati ◽  
Reza Kiani ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Myocardial Infarction ◽  
Acute Myocardial Infarction ◽  
Primary Angioplasty ◽  
No Reflow ◽  
No Reflow Phenomenon
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