Arif Ishmael, MD

Selective Strategy for Thrombus Management in STEMI Interventions

02/02/2011

Arif Ishmael , MD;

Estefania Oliveros , MD, MSc;

Sameer K. Mehta , MD, FACC, MBA;

Camilo Peña , MD;

Zarna Dahya , MD;

Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) has become the standard of care for STEMI procedures, while those for distal embolization and no-reflow remain challenging.1,2 Distal embolization is angiographically evident in 15% of patients...

Percutaneous coronary...

02/02/2011

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Selective Strategy for Thrombus Management in STEMI Interventions: Abridged from the Textbook of STEMI Interventions

02/02/2011

Carlos Alfonso , MD;

Estefania Oliveros , MD, MSc;

Sameer K. Mehta , MD, FACC, MBA;

Arif Ishmael , MD;

Camilo Peña , MD;

Priscila Raup-Da-Rosa , MD;

Thrombus is central to the pathophysiology of ST-elevated myocardial infarction (STEMI). In percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI), thrombus is especially challenging. Not only is it associated with increased abrupt vessel closure, lower...

Thrombus is central to the...

02/02/2011

Cath Lab Digest