title: Intracoronary stenting in acute myocardial infarction.
abstract: Stent implantation into an infarct-related artery during acute myocardial infarction is generally contraindicated because of the risk of stent thrombosis. We report on 3 patients who had successful stenting for an acute occlusive dissection that developed during direct infarct coronary angioplasty and was refractory to conventional prolonged balloon dilatation, with good long-term clinical and angiographic results. The prerequisites for success include proper premedication, presence of only a minimal amount of thrombus in the infarct-related artery, liberal use of intracoronary thrombolytic therapy, as perfect an angiographic result as possible, as well as careful and aggressive post-stenting anticoagulation.
authors.affiliation: Cardiac Catheterisation Laboratory, Hong Kong Adventist Hospital.
authors.forename: P H
authors.initials: PH
authors.lastname: Wong
authors.forename: C M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Wong
mesh_terms: D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / Q000009:adverse effects; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D003331:Coronary Vessels / Q000293:injuries; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D015607:Stents / Q000009:adverse effects; D015912:Thrombolytic Therapy; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control