Spontaneous reversal of flow through jeopardized collateral vessels during non-Q wave myocardial infarction.
This case report documents that, when a severely diseased donor artery occludes, sufficient spontaneous reversal of flow through the collaterals can occur to prevent an extensive and possibly fatal transmural infarction.
Klutstein
M W
MW
Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Lefkowitz
C A
CA
Goldman
B
B
Adelman
A G
AG
D003097:Collateral Circulation; D003326:Coronary Circulation; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000473:pathology; D003331:Coronary Vessels / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000503:physiopathology*