Journal article
Prognostic Role of Residual Thrombus Burden Following Thrombectomy: Insights From the TOTAL Trial
Abstract
BACKGROUND: It is unclear whether more effective forms of thrombus removal than current aspiration catheters would lead to improved outcomes. We sought to evaluate the prognostic role of residual thrombus burden (rTB), after manual thrombectomy, in patients undergoing primary percutaneous coronary intervention with routine manual thrombectomy in the TOTAL trial (Thrombectomy Versus PCI Alone).
METHODS: This is a single-arm analysis of patients …
Authors
Alkhalil M; Kuzemczak M; Zhao R; Kavvouras C; Cantor WJ; Overgaard CB; Lavi S; Sharma V; Chowdhary S; Stanković G
Journal
Circulation Cardiovascular Interventions, Vol. 15, No. 5,
Publisher
Wolters Kluwer
Publication Date
May 2022
DOI
10.1161/circinterventions.121.011336
ISSN
1941-7640