Primer Perkütan Koroner Girişimin Nadir Bir Komplikasyonu: Sorumlu Lezyona Komşu Koroner Arterde Gelişen Total Oklüzyon

Authors : Şevket GÖRGÜLÜ, Tuğrul NORGAZ, Mehmet ERGELEN

Pages : 111-114

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Publication Date : 2010-06-01

Article Type : Other Papers

Abstract :Recently, distal embolization of thrombus and plaque debris, as assessed by angiography, has been identified as one of the major drawback of primary PCI in the setting of ST elevation myocardial infarction STEMI , limiting myocardial reperfusion and leading to larger myocardial damage and worse prognosis. However, proximal embolization can occur as a rare event in patients undergoing primary PCI. In this manuscript, we presented two total occlusion cases which occured due to proximal embolization of successful primary PCI
Keywords : Primary Percutaneous Intervention, Thrombus, Embolization

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