Approximately 50% of patients with ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) treated with percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) experience microvascular no-reflow. Pre- and post-PCI sonothrombolysis has been shown to decrease infarct size and improve left ventricular (LV) systolic function in STEMI patients receiving urgent PCI. The aim of this study was to investigate whether post-PCI sonothrombolysis alone in STEMI patients with persistent ST elevation could reduce no-reflow and infarct size.
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