Design and rationale of the ATTRACTIVE trial: a randomised trial of intrAThrombus Thrombolysis versus aspiRAtion thrombeCTomy during prImary percutaneous coronary interVEntion in ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction patients with high thrombus burden

Introduction ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) with high thrombus burden is associated with a poor prognosis. Manual aspiration thrombectomy reduces coronary vessel distal embolisation, improves microvascular perfusion and reduces cardiovascular deaths, but it promotes more strokes...

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Main Authors: Fen Dong, Zhen Zhang, Xuecheng Zhao, Jingyi Ren, Di Sun, Zhen Meng, Zhaoxue Sheng, Wuqiang Che, Shuoyan An, Zhengqin Zhai, Yaliu Yang, Zixiang Ye, Enmin Xie, Peizhao Li, Changan Yu, Yanxiang Gao, Zhu Xiao, Yanfen Wu, Jingang Zheng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2023-11-01
Series:BMJ Open
Online Access:https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/13/11/e076476.full