scholarly journals Response to the letter regarding the article “Predictive value of admission red cell distribution width-platelet ratio for no-reflow phenomenon in acute ST segment elevation myocardial infarction undergoing primary percutaneous coronary intervention”

2016 ◽  
Vol 23 (5) ◽  
pp. 589-590
Author(s):  
Turgay Celik ◽  
Cengiz Ozturk ◽  
Sevket Balta ◽  
A. Osman Yildirim
Keyword(s):  
Myocardial Infarction ◽  
Coronary Intervention ◽  
Red Cell ◽  
Cell Distribution ◽  
Distribution Width ◽  
St Segment Elevation ◽  
Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction ◽  
St Segment ◽  
Percutaneous Coronary ◽  
No Reflow Phenomenon

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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