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No-reflow case 1
Introduction
No-Reflow
No-Reflow
Pre-intervention
Shown below is a pre-intervention angiogram with occlusion in the proximal part of SVG (saphenous vein graft) to the RCA.
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Intervention
Shown below is an angiogram with ongoing intervention on the occlusion described above.
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Post-intervention
Shown below is a post-intervention angiogram with acute reduction in blood flow (TIMI flow grade 1) in the absence of dissection, thrombus, spasm, or high-grade residual stenosis in the SVG (saphenous vein graft) depicting no-reflow.
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Shown below is a post-intervention angiogram with a complete restoration of blood flow (TIMI flow grade 3) after transient no-reflow as depicted above.
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