"Fishing" in the era of TOTAL: Thrombectomy in primary PCI

Int J Cardiol. 2015:189:91-3. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2015.04.068. Epub 2015 Apr 10.

Authors

Grigoris V Karamasis¹, Gerald J Clesham²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Cardiology, The Essex Cardiothoracic Centre, Nethermayne, Essex, United Kingdom. Electronic address: grigoris.karamasis@gmail.com.
² Department of Cardiology, The Essex Cardiothoracic Centre, Nethermayne, Essex, United Kingdom.

PMID: 25889435
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2015.04.068

No abstract available

Keywords: Primary PCI; STEMI; Thrombectomy; Thrombus aspiration.

Publication types

Case Reports
Letter

MeSH terms

Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / methods*
Combined Modality Therapy / methods
Coronary Angiography / methods
Coronary Thrombosis / complications
Coronary Thrombosis / diagnostic imaging
Coronary Thrombosis / therapy*
Electrocardiography / methods
Emergencies
Emergency Medical Services
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Myocardial Infarction / diagnosis
Myocardial Infarction / etiology
Myocardial Infarction / therapy*
Risk Assessment
Thrombectomy / methods*
Treatment Outcome