No-reflow phenomenon in patients with acute myocardial infarction: its pathophysiology and clinical implications

H Ito - Acta Medica Okayama, 2009 - ousar.lib.okayama-u.ac.jp
For patients with acute myocardial infarction (MI), the immediate therapeutic goal is to
establish the patency of the infarct-related artery. Prolonged myocardial ischemia, however …

No-reflow phenomenon and prognosis in patients with acute myocardial infarction

H Ito - Nature clinical practice Cardiovascular medicine, 2006 - nature.com
The rapid restoration of coronary flow to the jeopardized myocardium has become an
essential part of therapy after acute myocardial infarction. Despite an open infarct-related …

Predictive factors for development of the no-reflow phenomenon in patients with reperfused anterior wall acute myocardial infarction

K Iwakura, H Ito, S Kawano, Y Shintani… - Journal of the American …, 2001 - jacc.org
OBJECTIVES We sought to elucidate the clinical factors related to the development of no-
reflow phenomenon after successful coronary reperfusion in patients with an acute …

The no-reflow phenomenon: epidemiology, pathophysiology, and therapeutic approach

F Alfayoumi, V Srinivasan, M Geller… - Reviews in …, 2005 - pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Over the past 20 years, advances in the management of ST segment elevation myocardial
infarction have focused on the rapid achievement of patency in the infarct-related artery. The …

No reflow phenomenon in coronary heart disease.

H Ito - Journal of cardiology, 2001 - europepmc.org
Prolonged myocardial ischemia often damages myocardium profoundly, and flow to the
previously ischemic myocardium is significantly reduced, which is called the" no reflow" or" …

The no-reflow phenomenon associated with percutaneous coronary intervention: its mechanisms and treatment

H Ito - Cardiovascular intervention and therapeutics, 2011 - Springer
In patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS), the immediate therapeutic goal is to
establish patency of the infarct-related artery and to achieve optimal myocardial tissue …

Etiology and clinical implications of microvascular dysfunction in patients with acute myocardial infarction

H Ito - International heart journal, 2014 - jstage.jst.go.jp
In patients with acute myocardial infarction (MI), coronary microvasculatures are often
damaged irreversibly due to myocardial ischemia and reperfusion, and flow to the previously …

Predictive factors of myocardial reperfusion in patients with anterior wall acute myocardial infarction

M Olszowska, W Tracz, M Kostkiewicz… - Cardiology …, 2008 - journals.viamedica.pl
Background: The no-reflow phenomenon due to microvasculature damage is sometimes
observed in patients despite patency of the infarct-related artery. The study aimed to assess …

No-reflow phenomenon: maintaining vascular integrity

RA Kloner - Journal of cardiovascular pharmacology and …, 2011 - journals.sagepub.com
The no-reflow phenomenon relates to the inability to reperfuse regions of the myocardium
after ischemia, despite removal of the large epicardial coronary artery occlusion. The …

Coronary microvascular reperfusion injury and noreflow in acute myocardial infarction

S Kang, Y Yang - Clinical and Investigative Medicine, 2007 - utpjournals.press
Purpose To review (1) the mechanisms of coronary microvascular reperfusion injury,
particularly in the relationships between microvascular endothelium dysfunction …