The relationship between post-procedural platelet count and left ventricular aneurysm in patients with acute anterior ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction following primary percutaneous coronary intervention

2018 ◽  
pp. 899-907
Author(s):  
Zuoyan Wang ◽  
Lihui Ren ◽  
Na Liu ◽  
Jianjun Peng
2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jonathan L Ciofani ◽  
Usaid K Allahwala ◽  
Roberto Scarsini ◽  
Avedis Ekmejian ◽  
Adrian P Banning ◽  
...  

Improvements in systems, technology and pharmacotherapy have significantly changed the prognosis over recent decades in patients presenting with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction. These clinical achievements have, however, begun to plateau and it is becoming increasingly necessary to consider novel strategies to further improve outcomes. Approximately a third of patients treated by primary percutaneous coronary intervention for ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction will suffer from coronary no-reflow (NR), a condition characterized by poor myocardial perfusion despite patent epicardial arteries. The presence of NR impacts significantly on clinical outcomes including left ventricular dysfunction, heart failure and death, yet conventional management algorithms neither assess the risk of NR nor treat NR. This review will provide a contemporary overview on the pathogenesis, diagnosis and treatment of NR.


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