No reflow is the terminology used primarily in cath labs where, even after a successful opening and stenting of a coronary artery the coronary blood flow is not restored to myocardium . The point to be emphazised here is blood do cross successfully the site of the obstruction but fails to enter the muscle segment to [...]
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What is no reflow ? What is the mechanism of no reflow ?
Posted in Cardiology -Interventional -PCI, Infrequently asked questions in cardiology (iFAQs), cardiology- coronary care, tagged acs, cath lab, ccu, complications in cath lab, distal protection device, drsvenkatesan. cardiology, epicardial myocardial dissciation, europcr, export catheter, failed primary pci, failed thrombolysis, jacc, lancet, medtronic export, micro vascular plugging, myocardial edema, nicorandil, no reflow, nstemi, pci, primary angioplasty, primary pci, scai, slow flow, stemi, tct md, thrombus aspiration, timi 3 flow on September 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
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