Publications by authors named "Ramy Rafik"
Background: Successful reopening of epicardial coronary artery does not always mean optimal myocardial reperfusion in a sizable portion of patients, mostly because of no-reflow phenomenon.
Objectives: We investigated whether local injection of adrenaline ± verapamil in the distal coronary bed is more effective than their intracoronary (IC) injection through the guiding catheter in the treatment of no-reflow phenomenon following percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI).
Methods: A total of 40 patients with no-reflow following PCI were randomized into two groups.