Optical coherence tomography assessment of efficacy of thrombus aspiration in patients undergoing a primary percutaneous coronary intervention for acute ST-elevation myocardial infarction
Tomoyuki Yamaguchi,Takashi Kubo,Yasushi Ino,Yoshiki Matsuo,Yasutsugu Shiono,Takashi Yamano+7 more-2015-07-31-Coronary Artery Disease
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TL;DRAbstract
Thrombus aspiration before angioplasty in patients with STEMI was associated with significantly smaller tissue protrusion and larger lumen poststenting compared with standard PCI. Thrombus aspiration in primary PCI favorably influenced lesion morphologies in the stented segment.
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Thrombus aspiration before angioplasty in patients with STEMI was associated with significantly smaller tissue protrusion and larger lumen poststenting compared with standard PCI. Thrombus aspiration in primary PCI favorably influenced lesion morphologies in the stented segment.
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MedicineConventional PCIPercutaneous coronary interventionInterquartile rangeMyocardial infarctionThrombusCardiologyInternal medicine
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