Thrombus aspiration during percutaneous coronary intervention in acute non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction study (TAPAS II)-study design

Netherlands Heart Journal

Volumn 17, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 409-413

  Kampinga, M A ^a   Vlaar, P J ^a   Fokkema, M L ^a   Gu, Y L ^a   Zijlstra, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Non ST elevation myocardial infarction; Percutaneous coronary intervention; Thrombus aspiration

Indexed keywords

ABCIXIMAB; ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANGIOTENSIN 2 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; ANTILIPEMIC AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CLOPIDOGREL; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; HEART ENZYME; HEPARIN; NITRATE; TIROFIBAN;

ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL EMBOLISM; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ENZYME BLOOD LEVEL; HEART INFARCTION; HEART MUSCLE PERFUSION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION; STENT; THROMBUS ASPIRATION; TRANSLUMINAL CORONARY ANGIOPLASTY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 71649114511     PISSN: 15685888     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03086293     Document Type: Article

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