The association of coronary flow changes and inflammatory indices to ischaemia–reperfusion microvascular damage and left ventricular remodelling

Background The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of coronary flow (CF) changes and inflammatory indices on myocardial microcirculation—assessed by myocardial contrast echocardiography (MCE)—and on left ventricular remodelling, in an experimental ischaemia–reperfusion model.