Aspiration thrombectomy and primary percutaneous coronary intervention

Heart. 2006 Jul;92(7):867-9. doi: 10.1136/hrt.2005.082214. Epub 2006 May 2.

Abstract

How beneficial is the adjunctive use of thrombectomy devices in STEMI patients undergoing primary angioplasty?

Publication types

  • Comment
  • Editorial

MeSH terms

  • Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / methods
  • Cardiac Catheterization
  • Humans
  • Myocardial Infarction / therapy*
  • Myocardial Revascularization / methods
  • Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic
  • Suction / methods
  • Thrombectomy / methods*
  • Ventricular Remodeling