Journal article
The Role of Manual Aspiration Thrombectomy in Patients Undergoing Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention for STEMI
Abstract
In STEMI, primary PCI restores macrovascular coronary blood flow effectively but microvascular perfusion remains a challenge. Thrombus has the potential to embolize to the microvasculature limiting effective coronary blood flow. Thrombus burden is associated with a higher mortality and manual aspiration thrombectomy has the potential to reduce thrombus burden. The first large trial of routine aspiration thrombectomy (TAPAS, N = 1071) showed an …
Authors
Alak A; Jolly SS
Journal
Current Cardiology Reports, Vol. 18, No. 3,
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
March 2016
DOI
10.1007/s11886-016-0707-z
ISSN
1523-3782