Thrombus Aspiration during ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction

Fröbert, Ole; Lagerqvist, Bo; Olivecrona, Göran; Ömerovic, Elmir; Guðnason, Þórarinn; Mæng, Michael; Aasa, Mikael; Angerås, Oskar; Calais, Fredrik; Danielewicz, Mikael; Erlinge, David; Hellsten, Lars; Jensen, Ulf; C. Johansson, Agneta; Kåregren, Amra; Nilsson, Johan; Robertson, Lotta; Sandhall, Lennart; Sjögren, Iwar; Östlund, Ollie; Harnek, Jan; James, Stefan

doi:10.1056/nejmoa1308789

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Thrombus Aspiration during ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction

Published in New England Journal of Medicine • Sep 1, 2013

Authors:

Ole Fröbert

Bo Lagerqvist

Göran Olivecrona

Abstract

BACKGROUND: The clinical effect of routine intracoronary thrombus aspiration before primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) is uncertain. We aimed to evaluate whether thrombus aspiration reduces mortality. METHODS: We condu...

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Cardiology

Internal medicine

Medicine

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