Influence of balloon pressure inflation in patients undergoing primary coronary stent implantation during acute myocardial infarction: a quantitative coronary angiography analysis

OBJECTIVE:To verify the influence of moderate- or high-pressure balloon inflation during primary coronary stent implantation for acute myocardial infarction. METHODS: After successful coronary stent implantation, 82 patients were divided into 2 groups according to the last balloon inflation pressure...

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Main Authors: Luiz Alberto Mattos, Amanda G.M.R. Sousa, Áurea Chaves, Fausto Feres, Ibraim Pinto, Luiz Tanajura, Marinella Centemero, Alexandre Abizaid, Ana C. Seixas, Andréa Abizaid, Galo Maldonado, Rodolfo Staico, J. Eduardo M.R. Sousa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Cardiologia (SBC) 2003-03-01
Series:Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0066-782X2003000300002