Incidence and management of "no-reflow" following percutaneous coronary interventions

Am J Med Sci. 2005 Feb;329(2):78-85. doi: 10.1097/00000441-200502000-00005.

Abstract

No-reflow is a complex condition associated with inadequate myocardial perfusion of the coronary artery in the absence of epicardial obstruction. It can occur in several settings, including percutaneous coronary intervention, especially in complex thrombotic lesions of native arteries and vein grafts and in primary angioplasty. The causes of no-reflow are not completely understood, and current treatments consist of intracoronary vasodilators, antithrombotic therapies, and mechanical devices (including aspiration thrombectomy catheters and embolic protection devices).

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Clinical Conference

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary*
  • Cardiovascular Agents / therapeutic use
  • Coronary Vessels / physiopathology*
  • Electrocardiography
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Myocardial Infarction / drug therapy
  • Myocardial Infarction / physiopathology*
  • Myocardial Infarction / therapy

Substances

  • Cardiovascular Agents