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.
Department of Cardiology, Tsukazaki Memorial Hospital, Hyougo, Japan.
Takanori
T
Kusuyama
Toru
T
Kataoka
Hidetaka
H
Iida
Eiji
E
Uchida
Hitoe
H
Matsuura
Hidemasa
H
Tanaka
Hiroshi
H
Sato
Shinichi
S
Shimodozono
Heidi N
HN
Bonneau
Yoshiki
Y
Kobayashi
Minoru
M
Yoshiyama
Junichi
J
Yoshikawa
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