Myocardial salvage is reduced in primary PCI-treated STEMI patients with microvascular obstruction, demonstrated by early and late CMR.

OBJECTIVES: This study evaluates the association between microvascular obstruction and myocardial salvage, determined by cardiac magnetic resonance performed both in the acute stage of myocardial infarction and after 4 months. METHODS: In patients with acute ST-elevation myocardial infarction treate...

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Autores principales: Shanmuganathan Limalanathan, Jan Eritsland, Geir Øystein Andersen, Nils-Einar Kløw, Michael Abdelnoor, Pavel Hoffmann
Formato: Artículo
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Colección:PLoS ONE
Acceso en línea:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3747268?pdf=render