Comparison of temporary occlusion and aspiration system versus the conventional method during coronary stenting for acute myocardial infarction.
This study evaluated the effects of the temporary occlusion and aspiration device GuardWire on percutaneous coronary intervention for acute myocardial infarction. This device brought about a significant reduction in the no-reflow phenomenon and improvement in ST resolution compared with conventional percutaneous coronary intervention.
Kusuyama
Takanori
T
Department of Cardiology, Tsukazaki Memorial Hospital, Hyougo, Japan.
Kataoka
Toru
T
Iida
Hidetaka
H
Uchida
Eiji
E
Matsuura
Hitoe
H
Tanaka
Hidemasa
H
Sato
Hiroshi
H
Shimodozono
Shinichi
S
Bonneau
Heidi N
HN
Kobayashi
Yoshiki
Y
Yoshiyama
Minoru
M
Yoshikawa
Junichi
J
D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000601:surgery*; D015607:Stents; D013396:Suction; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods