Thrombus aspiration during primary percutaneous coronary intervention is associated with reduced myocardial edema, hemorrhage, microvascular obstruction and left ventricular remodeling

Thrombus aspiration during primary percutaneous coronary intervention is associated with reduced myocardial edema, hemorrhage, microvascular obstruction and left ventricular remodeling

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Thrombus aspiration (TA) has been shown to improve microvascular perfusion during primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). The objective of our study was t...

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Main Authors: Zia Mohammad I, Ghugre Nilesh R, Connelly Kim A, Joshi Subodh B, Strauss Bradley H, Cohen Eric A, Wright Graham A, Dick Alexander J
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2012-03-01
Series:Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance
Subjects:
Thrombus aspiration
Cardiovascular magnetic resonance
Myocardial infarction
Online Access:http://www.jcmr-online.com/content/14/1/19

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