Mechanical stress from haemodynamic perturbations or interventional manipulation of
epicardial coronary atherosclerotic plaques with inflammatory destabilization can release …

Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is effective in opening the infarct related artery
and restoring thrombolysis in myocardial infarction flow 3 (TIMI-flow 3) in large majority of ST …

Objectives: This meta-analysis was designed to update data on clinical outcomes with
aspiration thrombectomy or mechanical thrombectomy before primary percutaneous …

INTRODUCTION: Even though primary angioplasty restores TIMI 3 flow in more than 90% of
STEMI patients, the results in terms of myocardial perfusion are still unsatisfactory in a …

Background—It is unclear whether intravenous glycoprotein IIb/IIIa inhibitors or ischemic
time might modify any clinical benefits observed with aspiration thrombectomy before …

Aims Preliminary studies suggest that direct stenting (DS) during percutaneous coronary
intervention (PCI) may reduce microvascular obstruction and improve clinical outcome …

AIMS: Primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PPCI) has become the treatment of
choice in patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) over the recent years. A …

The success of primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in patients with ST-
segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) is often hampered by incomplete …

Aims: We assessed the impact of early infarct-related artery (IRA) recanalisation on the
outcomes of patients in the recently conducted, large-scale, multicentre HORIZONS-AMI …

Objectives This study aimed at comparing direct stenting (DS) versus stenting with pre‐
dilation (SP) in patients with ST‐elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), using a systematic …