JACC. Cardiovascular interventions
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JACC Cardiovasc Interv · Jan 2016
Randomized Controlled TrialThrombus Aspiration in Patients With ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction Presenting Late After Symptom Onset.
The aim of this study was to examine whether manual thrombus aspiration reduces microvascular obstruction assessed by cardiac magnetic resonance imaging in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) presenting late after symptom onset. ⋯ In this first randomized trial of thrombectomy in patients with STEMI presenting late after symptom onset, routine thrombus aspiration before PCI failed to show a benefit for markers of reperfusion success. (Effect of Thrombus Aspiration in Patients With Myocardial Infarction Presenting Late After Symptom Onset; NCT01379248).