Palmer S, Layland J, Adams H, Ashokkumar S, Williams PD, Judkins C, La Gerche A, Burns AT, Whitbourn RJ, MacIsaac AI, Wilson AM. Measurement of microvascular function in patients presenting with thrombolysis for ST elevation myocardial infarction, and PCI for non-ST elevation myocardial infarction. Cardiovasc Revasc Med. 2018 Dec;19(8):917-922. doi: 10.1016/j.carrev.2018.04.007. Epub 2018 Apr 12.

BACKGROUND:

In this prospective study, we compared the invasive measures of microvascular function in two subsets: patients with pharmacoinvasive thrombolysis for STEMI, and patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for NSTEMI.