title: Long-term arterial patency after coronary reperfusion.
abstract: Coronary reocclusion is a frequent event after reperfusion and may be responsible for the deterioration of left ventricular function. It may occur early as well as in the chronic phase after hospital discharge. Current, evidence based, strategies to prevent reocclusion include antiplatelet and anticoagulant agents as well as the use of intracoronary stenting in those patients who are treated by PTCA. The combination of aspirin and ticlopidine adds on the results of stenting. Further treatments are currently investigated and may significantly improve the long-term coronary patency.
mesh_terms: D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary; D000925:Anticoagulants / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001241:Aspirin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D015425:Myocardial Reperfusion; D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014654:Vascular Patency; D014859:Warfarin / Q000627:therapeutic use