Erschienen in:
01.11.2013 | Editorial
Myocardial infarction and coronary microvascular obstruction: an intimate, but complicated relationship
verfasst von:
Gerd Heusch, Petra Kleinbongard, Andreas Skyschally
Erschienen in:
Basic Research in Cardiology
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Ausgabe 6/2013
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Excerpt
Timely reperfusion is the only way to rescue ischemic myocardium from impending infarction. However, reperfusion also adds a component of injury to that incurred during ischemia and thus contributes to final infarct size [
6,
20,
28]. It appears that all conditioning strategies which delay infarct size development and/or reduce infarct size act through attenuation of such reperfusion injury [
7]. Apart from its contribution to cardiomyocyte necrosis, reperfusion is frequently also characterized by the development of areas of no-reflow within the previously ischemic myocardium [
10]. Evidence for microvascular no-reflow by angiography or MRI despite successfully reopened epicardial coronary arteries in patients with myocardial infarction is associated with impaired recovery of ventricular function and worse survival [
19]. …