Microcirculatory dysfunction in ST-elevation myocardial infarction: cause, consequence, or both?
Open Access
- 23 March 2007
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in European Heart Journal
- Vol. 28 (7) , 788-797
- https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehl501
Abstract
Aims Despite advancements over the past years, normal reperfusion at the myocardial level is not achieved in approximately every other patient with ST-elevation myocardial infarction. In the current work, we aimed at reviewing the role of the coronary microcirculation in the development and outcome of this acute coronary syndrome entity.Keywords
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