Benefit of Distal Protection During Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in Properly Selected Patients

JACC Cardiovasc Interv. 2018 Aug 27;11(16):1556-1558. doi: 10.1016/j.jcin.2018.04.033. Epub 2018 Aug 1.

Authors

Takashi Kubo¹, Takashi Akasaka²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Wakayama Medical University, Wakayama, Japan.
² Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Wakayama Medical University, Wakayama, Japan. Electronic address: akasat@wakayama-med.ac.jp.

PMID: 30077676
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcin.2018.04.033

No abstract available

Keywords: acute coronary syndrome(s); distal protection; intravascular ultrasound; no-reflow; percutaneous coronary intervention.

Publication types

Editorial
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
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MeSH terms

Humans
Percutaneous Coronary Intervention*
Plaque, Atherosclerotic*
Treatment Outcome
Ultrasonography, Interventional