Predilation Ballooning in High Thrombus Laden STEMIs: An Independent Predictor of Slow Flow/No-Reflow in Patients Undergoing Emergent Percutaneous Coronary Revascularization.

Rajesh Kumar Danish Qayyum Ifikhar Ahmed Lajpat Rai Ayaz Mir Romana Awan Ali Bin Naseer Abdul Basit Jawaid Akbar Sial Tahir Saghir Nadeem Qamar Musa Karim

Published in: Journal of interventional cardiology (2023)

In conclusion, predilation ballooning can be associated with an increased risk of incidence of intraprocedure SF/NR during primary PCI in patients with high thrombus burden.

Keyphrases

patients undergoing
coronary artery disease
percutaneous coronary intervention
risk factors
coronary artery bypass grafting
coronary artery
acute myocardial infarction
acute coronary syndrome
minimally invasive
atrial fibrillation
ultrasound guided
antiplatelet therapy
coronary artery bypass