Even if the mother is pregnant, breastfeeding should be continued until natural weaning occurs. Further study is required to conclude safety of breastfeeding and premature birth.
Objective In patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI), angiographic slow/no-flow during percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI [HR], 3.642; 95% CI, p=0.022) and cardiac death (HR, 5.287; 95% CI, p=0.032). Conclusions Lesion length and blood glucose level on admission can be used to stratify AMI patients into a lower or higher risk for angiographic slow/no-flow before optimal coronary intervention. In addition, angiographic slow/no-flow predicts an adverse outcome in AMI patients.
We report a case of highly calcified 75% stenotic lesion in the proximal left anterior descending coronary artery. During stenting, the balloon incurred a pinhole rupture at the moment of dilatation and the stent expanded only at both ends. This caused the balloon and stent to become lodged in the coronary artery. An attempt to dilate the balloon using rapid inflation alone was not successful, but we succeeded in dilating the stent with rapid balloon inflation by increasing the concentration of the contrast medium. We confirmed the occurrence of this phenomenon in vitro.
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