Pathophysiological aspects and management workflow of coronary microvascular obstruction in ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction

Restoring blood flow to ischemic but viable myocardium and reducing infarct size constitute the goals of reperfusion therapy with fibrinolytic drugs or primary percutaneous intervention in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). However, in a sizable proportion of patients,...

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Main Authors: Giancarla Scalone, Giampaolo Niccoli, Filippo Crea
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PAGEPress Publications 2016-03-01
Series:Italian Journal of Medicine
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Online Access:http://www.italjmed.org/index.php/ijm/article/view/622