Effects of aspiration thrombectomy on mortality in patients with acute myocardial infarction undergoing primary percutaneous coronary intervention: a meta-analysis of the randomized trials.

BACKGROUND: Thrombus removal using aspiration-thrombectomy (AT) may improve outcomes in Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI). We performed a meta-analysis of randomized trials evaluating AT during primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI) to determine its impact on mortality and morbidity. METHODS: Studies were included if they were randomized trials evaluating AT versus control in patients with AMI undergoing primary-PCI. Databases were …