Suboptimal coronary blood flow after primary percutaneous coronary intervention for acute myocardial infarction: incidence, a simple risk score, and prognosis

Uyarel, Huseyin; Ayhan, Erkan; Cicek, Gokhan; Isik, Turgay; Ugur, Murat; Bozbay, Mehmet; Yildirim, Ersin; Ergelen, Mehmet; Eren, Mehmet

doi:10.1097/mca.0b013e32834f1b8a

Suboptimal coronary blood flow after primary percutaneous coronary intervention for acute myocardial infarction: incidence, a simple risk score, and prognosis

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CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE, vol.23, no.2, pp.98-104, 2012 (Journal Indexed in SCI)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 23 Issue: 2
Publication Date: 2012
Doi Number: 10.1097/mca.0b013e32834f1b8a
Title of Journal : CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE
Page Numbers: pp.98-104

Abstract

Background The aim of the present study is to investigate incidence, predictors, and long-term outcomes of suboptimal coronary flow after primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) in a large population.