Primary Angioplasty

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Use of the Retrograde Approach for Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention of an Inferior ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction

08/29/2013

Vishal G. Patel , MD;

Emmanouil S. Brilakis , MD, PhD, FACC, FAHA, FESC, FSCAI;

Ahmad Zankar , MD;

Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) during ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) can be challenging due to limited distal vessel visualization. We present a case of challenging antegrade wiring during PCI of an inferior...

Percutaneous coronary...

08/29/2013

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

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Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in Nonagenarians: Six-Month Outcomes From a Single-Center Registry

04/25/2013

Cristian Di Russo , MD;

Alessandro Sciahbasi , MD, PhD;

Francesco Rocco Pugliese , MD;

Stefano Rigattieri , MD, PhD;

Giuseppe Ferraiuolo , MD;

Silvio Fedele , MD;

Giuliano Altamura , MD;

Paolo Loschiavo , MD;

Maria Cera , MD;

Little is known about the efficacy and medium-term outcomes of primary percutaneous coronary intervention in very old patients. We evaluated in-hospital and 6-month outcomes in a retrospective cohort of nonagenarian patients with...

Little is known about the...

04/25/2013

Journal of Invasive Cardiology