The REFLO-STEMI trial comparing intracoronary adenosine, sodium nitroprusside and standard therapy for the attenuation of infarct size and microvascular obstruction during primary percutaneous coronary intervention: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial.

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Published in Trials on September 25, 2014

Authors

Sheraz A Nazir, Jamal N Khan, Islam Z Mahmoud, John P Greenwood, Daniel J Blackman, Vijay Kunadian, Martin Been, Keith R Abrams, Robert Wilcox, A A Jennifer Adgey, Gerry P McCann, Anthony H Gershlick1

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Leicester and the NIHR Leicester Cardiovascular Biomedical Research Unit, Glenfield Hospital, Groby Road, LE3 9QP Leicester, UK. agershlick@aol.com.

Associated clinical trials:

REperfusion Facilitated by LOcal Adjunctive Therapy in ST-elevation Myocardial Infarction (REFLO-STEMI) | NCT01747174

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