The Official Journal of EuroPCR and the European Association of Percutaneous Coronary Interventions (EAPCI)
Clinical research
Mesh covered stent in ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction
EuroIntervention 2010;6:582-589.
Dariusz Dudek1*, MD, PhD; Artur Dziewierz2, MD, PhD; Łukasz Rzeszutko1, MD, PhD; Jacek Legutko1, MD, PhD; Wojciech Dobrowolski3, MD; Tomasz Rakowski2, MD, PhD; Stanisław Bartus1, MD, PhD; Jacek Dragan3, MD; Artur Klecha4, MD, PhD; Alexandra-J Lansky5, MD, FACC; Zbigniew Siudak2, MD, PhD; Krzysztof Zmudka1, MD, PhD
1. Department of Interventional Cardiology, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Krakow, Poland; 2. 2nd Department of Cardiology, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Krakow, Poland; 3. Department of Interventional Ca
Aims: The MGuard stent (bare metal stent wrapped externally with a polymer mesh sleeve) is designed to prevent distal embolisation by reducing thrombus and plaque fragments released during