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Scientifica (Cairo). 2013;2013:364247. doi: 10.1155/2013/364247. Epub 2013 Dec 19.

Spontaneous and procedural plaque embolisation in native coronary arteries: pathophysiology, diagnosis, and prevention.

Scientifica

Giovanni Luigi De Maria, Niket Patel, George Kassimis, Adrian P Banning

Affiliations

  1. Oxford Heart Centre, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford University Hospitals, Headley Way, Oxford OX39DU, UK ; Cardiovascular Medicine Department, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, 00168 Rome, Italy.
  2. Oxford Heart Centre, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford University Hospitals, Headley Way, Oxford OX39DU, UK.

PMID: 24455430 PMCID: PMC3881665 DOI: 10.1155/2013/364247

Abstract

The detachment of atherothrombotic material from the atherosclerotic coronary plaque and downstream embolisation is an underrecognized phenomenon and it causes different degrees of impairment of the coronary microcirculation. During treatment of obstructive atherosclerotic plaque by percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) distal embolisation (DE) is considered to be inevitable and it is associated with potential clinical and prognostic implications. This review aims to assess the main aspects of both spontaneous and procedural DE, analyze their different pathophysiology, provide specific insights on the main diagnostic tools for their identification, and finally focus on the main strategies for their treatment and prevention.

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