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Trial reportPloS one2015

Intravascular ultrasound observation of the mechanism of no-reflow phenomenon in acute myocardial infarction.

Junxia Li, Longmei Wu, Xinli Tian, Jian Zhang, Yujie Shi

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Trial report in PloS one, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. The role and mechanisms of microvascular damage in the ischemic myocardium.Cellular and molecular life sciences : CMLS · 2023
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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Junxia LiDepartment of Cardiology, Military General Hospital of Beijing People's Liberation Army Hospital, Beijing, 100700, China.
Longmei WuDepartment of Cardiology, Military General Hospital of Beijing People's Liberation Army Hospital, Beijing, 100700, China.
Xinli TianDepartment of Cardiology, Military General Hospital of Beijing People's Liberation Army Hospital, Beijing, 100700, China.
Jian ZhangDepartment of Cardiology, Military General Hospital of Beijing People's Liberation Army Hospital, Beijing, 100700, China.
Yujie ShiDepartment of Cardiology, Military General Hospital of Beijing People's Liberation Army Hospital, Beijing, 100700, China.
The Military General Hospital of Beijing PLA · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo study the mechanism of the no-reflow phenomenon using coronary angiography (CAG) and intravascular ultrasound (IVUS).

methodsA total of 120 patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) who successfully underwent indwelling intracoronary stent placement by percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). All patients underwent pre- and post-PCI CAG and pre-IVUS. No-reflow was defined as post-PCI thrombolysis in myocardial infarction (TIMI) grade 0, 1, or 2 flow in the absence of mechanical obstruction. Normal reflow was defined as TIMI grade 3 flow. The pre-operation reference vascular area, minimal luminal cross-sectional area, plaque cross-sectional area, lesion length, plaque volume and plaque traits were measured by IVUS.

resultsThe no-reflow group was observed in 14 cases (11.6%) and normal blood-flow group in 106 cases (89.4%) based on CAG results. There was no statistically significant difference in the patients' medical history, reference vascular area (no-flow vs. normal-flow; 15.5 ± 3.2 vs. 16.2 ± 3.3, p > 0.05) and lesion length (21.9 ± 5.1 vs. 19.5 ± 4.8, p > 0.05) between the two groups. No-reflow patients had a longer symptom onset to reperfusion time compared to normal blood-flow group [(6.6 ± 3.1) h vs (4.3 ± 2.7) h; p < 0.05] and higher incidence of TIMI flow grade < 3 (71.4% vs 49.0%, p < 0.05). By IVUS examination, the no-reflow group had a significantly increased coronary plaque area and plaque volume compared to normal blood-flow group [(13.7 ± 3.0) mm2 vs (10.2 ± 2.9) mm2; (285.4 ± 99.8) mm3 vs (189.7 ± 86.4) mm3; p < 0.01]. The presence of IVUS-detected soft plaque (57.1% vs. 24.0%, p < 0.01), eccentric plaque (64.2% vs. 33.7%, p < 0.05), plaque rupture (50.0% vs. 21.2%, p < 0.01), and thrombosis (42.8% vs. 15.3%) were significantly more common in no-reflow group.

conclusionThere was no obvious relationship between the coronary risk factors and no-reflow phenomenon. The symptom onset to reperfusion time, TIMI flow grade before stent deployment, plaque area, soft plaques, eccentric plaques, plaque rupture and thrombosis may be risk factors for the no-reflow phenomenon after PCI.

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AgedCoronary AngiographyCoronary CirculationFemaleHumansMaleMechanical ThrombolysisMiddle AgedMyocardial InfarctionNo-Reflow PhenomenonPercutaneous Coronary InterventionPlaque, AtheroscleroticRisk FactorsUltrasonography, Interventional

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