Use of thrombectomy devices in primary percutaneous coronary intervention: A systematic review and meta-analysis

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 163, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 229-241

  Costopoulos, Charis ^a   Gorog, Diana A ^a,b   Di Mario, Carlo ^b,c   Kukreja, Neville ^a  

^a LISTER HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL BROMPTON AND HAREFIELD NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

No reflow; Primary percutaneous coronary intervention; ST elevation myocardial infarction; Thrombectomy; Thrombus aspiration

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOT LYSIS; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; DEVICE SAFETY; DEVICE THERAPY; DEVICES; HEART INFARCTION SIZE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; META ANALYSIS; PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; THROMBECTOMY; THROMBECTOMY DEVICE; THROMBUS; ASPIRATION CATHETER; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CORONARY ARTERY PERFORATION; EMBASE; EXTRACTION CATHETER; HEART INFARCTION; HEART MUSCLE REPERFUSION; HEART SCINTISCANNING; LASER ANGIOPLASTY; LOADING DRUG DOSE; MEDICAL DEVICE COMPLICATION; MEDLINE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; MULTICENTER STUDY (TOPIC); OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SELECTION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); ST SEGMENT; SURVIVAL RATE; THROMBECTOMY CATHETER; THROMBUS ASPIRATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; CLOPIDOGREL; METHOXY ISOBUTYL ISONITRILE TECHNETIUM TC 99M;

EID: 84874546796     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: 18741754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2011.11.014     Document Type: Review

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