Adjunct Therapies for AMI: Ischemic Postconditioning, Deferred Stenting, and LV Unloading
Sep 30, 2016 | Mithun Devraj, MBBS; Michael J. Lipinski, MD, PhD
Expert Analysis
Despite significant advances in the treatment of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) with the introduction of efficient reperfusion strategies such as primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) and improvement in medical therapy, coronary...
Keywords: Adenosine, Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary, Arrhythmias, Cardiac, Cholesterol Ester Transfer Proteins, Cholesterol, LDL, Cholesterol, HDL, Coronary Angiography, Coronary Artery Bypass, Coronary Artery Disease, Coronary Stenosis, Electrocardiography, Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation, Heart Failure, Ischemic Postconditioning, Ischemic Preconditioning, Lipoproteins, HDL, Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy, Myocardial Infarction, Percutaneous Coronary Intervention, Pulmonary Edema, Shock, Cardiogenic, Stents, Stroke, Tachycardia, Ventricular, Thrombectomy, Thrombosis, Vasodilator Agents