Incidence of Early Left Ventricular Thrombus (LVT) Formation After ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI) in Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI) Era: A Single-Center Experience

CHEST Journal ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 148 (4) ◽  
pp. 1021A
Author(s):  
Sundermurthy Yamini ◽  
Ashesha Mechineni ◽  
Priyank Shah ◽  
Sharad Bajaj ◽  
Hartaj Virk ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Myocardial Infarction ◽  
Coronary Intervention ◽  
Left Ventricular ◽  
Single Center ◽  
St Segment Elevation ◽  
Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction ◽  
Single Center Experience ◽  
Ventricular Thrombus ◽  
St Segment ◽  
Percutaneous Coronary

No-reflow phenomenon in ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction: still the Achilles’ heel of the interventionalist

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jonathan L Ciofani ◽  
Usaid K Allahwala ◽  
Roberto Scarsini ◽  
Avedis Ekmejian ◽  
Adrian P Banning ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Myocardial Infarction ◽  
Coronary Intervention ◽  
Left Ventricular ◽  
St Segment Elevation ◽  
Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction ◽  
No Reflow ◽  
St Segment ◽  
Percutaneous Coronary ◽  
No Reflow Phenomenon ◽  
Management Algorithms

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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