title: Development of acute myocardial infarction associated with coronary collateral regression after reperfusion by percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty.
abstract: Clinical and experimental observations have suggested that newly developed collaterals usually remain even after successful revascularization. We present a patient in whom coronary collateral regression was angiographically demonstrated within about 1 month after percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty, which led to the development of acute myocardial infarction. This case suggests that there may be a possibility of unexplained clinically important anatomical or functional regression of collaterals after reperfusion.
authors.affiliation: First Department of Internal Medicine, Mie University, Tsu, Japan.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yamakado
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Inden
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Oonishi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Maeda
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ueda
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Takeuchi
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nakano
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003097:Collateral Circulation / Q000502:physiology; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003326:Coronary Circulation / Q000502:physiology*; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D015425:Myocardial Reperfusion; D012008:Recurrence; D016277:Ventricular Function, Left / Q000502:physiology