Thrombus aspiration in patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction: results of a national registry of interventional cardiology

Thrombus aspiration in patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction: results of a national registry of interventional cardiology

Abstract Background We aimed to evaluate the impact of thrombus aspiration (TA) during primary percutaneous coronary intervention (P-PCI) in ‘real-world’ settings. Methods We performed a retrospective study, using data from the National Registry of Interventional Cardiology (RNCI 2006–2012, Portugal...

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Main Authors: Hélder Pereira, Daniel Caldeira, Rui Campante Teles, Marco Costa, Pedro Canas da Silva, Vasco da Gama Ribeiro, Vítor Brandão, Dinis Martins, Fernando Matias, Francisco Pereira-Machado, José Baptista, Pedro Farto e Abreu, Ricardo Santos, António Drummond, Henrique Cyrne de Carvalho, João Calisto, João Carlos Silva, João Luís Pipa, Jorge Marques, Paulino Sousa, Renato Fernandes, Rui Cruz Ferreira, Sousa Ramos, Eduardo Infante Oliveira, Manuel de Sousa Almeida, on behalf of the investigators of Portuguese Registry on Interventional Cardiology (Registo Nacional de Cardiologia de Intervenção)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-04-01
Series:BMC Cardiovascular Disorders
Subjects:
Thrombectomy
Thrombus aspiration
Mortality
Portugal
Primary PCI
Angioplasty
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12872-018-0794-4

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