Why the study?
Does intraaortic balloon pumping improve coronary flow velocity in patients with anterior myocardial infarction and angiographic no-reflow after percutaneous coronary intervention?
Population
17 patients with anterior myocardial infarction who underwent percutaneous coronary intervention and IABP…
Comparison
Intraaortic balloon pumping counterpulsation vs Comparison between patients with angiographic…
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IABP may not augment coronary flow in no-reflow after anterior MI PCI; hypothesis-generating and requires prospective confirmation before practice change.
Does intraaortic balloon pumping improve coronary flow velocity in patients with anterior myocardial infarction and angiographic no-reflow after percutaneous coronary intervention?
IABP fails to significantly increase coronary flow velocity in patients with angiographic no-reflow after PCI for anterior MI, contrasting with its efficacy in patients with good reflow.
Maekawa et al. (2005) studied this question.
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