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摘要

The failure to restore a normal Thrombolysis In Myocardial Infarction (TIMI) flow after primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for acute myocardial infarction (AMI) despite a patent infarct artery is associated with increased mortality. Recent trials on primary PCI show that ~ 10% of patients have no-reflow or slow-reflow after primary PCI, and all studies show that no-flow or slow-reflow is a strong predictor of mortality (1-3).