Emergency Coronary Revascularization After Acute Evolving Myocardial Infarction and Reperfusion Injury

Within the last 20 years after the beginning of emergent myocardial reperfusion for acute evolving myocardial infarction, physicians recognized that many patients developed a reperfusion injury characterized by low cardiac output. The pathogenesis of the condition in recent years has focused on the free-radical injury. The studies on this special subject were summarized in this paper. Also, timing of surgical and non-surgical interventions were discussed.