"The phenomenon results from obstruction of the myocardial microcirculation, which is composed of vessels less than 200 μm in diameter 1-2."
"lack of pre-conditioning"
"Microvascular obstruction (MVO), also known as no-reflow phenomenon, is an established complication encountered in coronary angioplasty for prolonged acute myocardial infarction."
"Microvascular obstruction (MVO), also known as no-reflow phenomenon, is an established complication encountered in coronary angioplasty for prolonged acute myocardial infarction."
"reperfusion also increase infarct size due to mitochondrial swelling and cell rupture as well as favour intra-myocardial haemorrhage"
"There are four mechanisms in the pathogenesis of coronary microvascular obstruction 1-8:"