The impact of intracoronary thrombus aspiration on STEMI outcomes

Cardiovascular Revascularization Medicine

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 167-171

  Minha, Sa'ar ^a   Kornowski, Ran ^a   Vaknin Assa, Hana ^a   Dvir, Danny ^a   Rechavia, Eldad ^a   Teplitsky, Igal ^a   Brosh, David ^a   Bental, Tamir ^a   Shor, Nurit ^a   Battler, Alexander ^a   Lev, Eli ^a   Assali, Abid ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Aspiration; PCI, percutaneous coronary intervention; ST elevation myocardial infarction; Thrombectomy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRACARDIAC THROMBOSIS; INTRACORONARY THROMBUS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; THROMBECTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; ANGIOPLASTY, BALLOON, CORONARY; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY THROMBOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISRAEL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PROPENSITY SCORE; REGISTRIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SUCTION; THROMBECTOMY; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84861713796     PISSN: 15538389     EISSN: 18780938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carrev.2012.01.005     Document Type: Article

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