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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, Ahmad Zankar, MD, Emmanouil Brilakis, MD, PhD

Vishal G. Patel, MD, 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

Original Contribution

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

04/25/2013

Stefano Rigattieri, MD, PhD¹, Maria Cera, MD¹, Alessandro Sciahbasi, MD¹, Cristian Di Russo, MD, PhD¹, Silvio Fedele, MD¹, Giuseppe Ferraiuolo, MD², Giuliano Altamura, MD³, Francesco Rocco Pugliese, MD⁴, Paolo Loschiavo, MD¹

Stefano Rigattieri, MD, PhD1, Maria C...

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