Aetesam-ur-Rahman, M. and Berry, C. (2017) Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Therapy (CDT) editorial: the Minimalist Immediate Mechanical Intervention study. Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Therapy, 7(S2), S73-S76. (doi: 10.21037/cdt.2017.01.13) (PMID:28748152) (PMCID:PMC5509936)
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Abstract
Primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) has become the standard of care in patients presenting with ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI) (1). However, since stent implantation may cause intra-procedural thrombotic complications (IPTEs), including distal embolization of thrombus leading to microvascular obstruction (MVO) and no-reflow (2,3) some clinicians have questioned whether immediate stent implantation is mandated in all patients, or instead, whether stent implantation could be deferred for a limited period to enable the beneficial effects of restored blood flow and medical therapy. With this in mind, a number of clinical investigations of deferred stenting (DS) strategies have been assessed (4-16). This was the focus of the Minimalist Immediate Mechanical Intervention (MIMI) trial (14).
| Item Type: | Articles (Editorial) |
|---|---|
| Status: | Published |
| Refereed: | Yes |
| Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: | Aetesam-Ur-Rahman, Dr Muhammad and Berry, Professor Colin |
| Authors: | Aetesam-ur-Rahman, M., and Berry, C. |
| College/School: | College of Medical Veterinary and Life Sciences > School of Medicine, Dentistry & Nursing |
| Journal Name: | Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Therapy |
| Publisher: | AME Publishing Company |
| ISSN: | 2223-3652 |
| ISSN (Online): | 2223-3660 |
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