Do not ever under estimate the importance of TIMI 1 flow . It can save a major chunk of myocardium ! A late TIMI 3 flow . . . is far inferior . . . to an early TIMI 1 flow . * Even a trickle of flow (Ooze ) can keep the myocardium alive . This point we have realised very late. Thus came the pharmaco Invasive strategy for all STEMI who have no immediate access to cath lab ! (please note 90 % of STEMI belong to this group )
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* Even a trickle (Ooze ) blood flow can keep the myocardium alive .
Dr.S.Venkatesan MD 
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