Postdilatation after stent deployment during primary percutaneous coronary intervention: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Teuku Muhammad Haykal Putra,
Wishnu Aditya Widodo,
Bayushi Eka Putra
et al.
Abstract:Background
The utilization of postdilatation in primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is feared to induce suboptimal coronary blood flow and compromise the outcome of the patients. This meta-analysis sought to verify whether postdilatation during primary PCI is associated with worse angiographic or long-term clinical outcomes.
Methods
Systematic literature searches were conducted on PubMed, The Cochrane Library, Cl… Show more
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