Update on Stent Implantation in Acute Myocardial Infarction
β Scribed by SHIGERU SAITO
- Book ID
- 109216134
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1998
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 407 KB
- Volume
- 11
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0896-4327
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## Abstract Stent implantation into an infarctβrelated artery during acute myocardial infarction is generally contraindicated because of the risk of stent thrombosis. We report on 3 patients who had successful stenting for an acute occlusive dissection that developed during direct infarct coronary