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Ge J, Schäfer A, Ertl G, Nordbeck P. Thrombus Aspiration for ST-Segment-Elevation Myocardial Infarction in Modern Era: Still an Issue of Debate? Circ Cardiovasc Interv 2018; 10:CIRCINTERVENTIONS.117.005739. [PMID: 29042400 DOI: 10.1161/circinterventions.117.005739] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
Abstract
The role of manual thrombus aspiration (TA) during primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PPCI) for acute ST-segment-elevation myocardial infarction has been a matter of intense research and debate now. Although recent randomized controlled clinical trials (notably TASTE [Thrombus Aspiration in ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction in Scandinavia] and TOTAL [Trial of Routine Aspiration Thrombectomy With PCI Versus PCI Alone in Patients With STEMI]) do not supply evidence supporting the routine use of TA in patients with ST-segment-elevation myocardial infarction, manual TA remains a therapeutic option for interventional cardiologists when treating patients with substantial thrombus burden during PPCI. It remains unknown whether patients might actually benefit from TA applied in a more selective manner depending on the thrombus burden during PPCI, instead of routine application. In this review, we summarize current knowledge on the instruments used in the TA procedure, positive as well as negative clinical effects of TA during PPCI, and analyze the potential reasons for observed effects, in an effort to help the clinical decision making by physicians for the use of TA in individual ST-segment-elevation myocardial infarction patients during PPCI.
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Affiliation(s)
- Junhua Ge
- From the Department of Cardiology, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Shandong Province, China (J.G.); Department of Internal Medicine I (J.G., G.E., P.N.) and Comprehensive Heart Failure Center (J.G., G.E., P.N.), University Hospital Würzburg, Germany; and Department of Cardiology and Angiology, Hannover Medical School, Germany (A.S.)
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- From the Department of Cardiology, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Shandong Province, China (J.G.); Department of Internal Medicine I (J.G., G.E., P.N.) and Comprehensive Heart Failure Center (J.G., G.E., P.N.), University Hospital Würzburg, Germany; and Department of Cardiology and Angiology, Hannover Medical School, Germany (A.S.)
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- From the Department of Cardiology, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Shandong Province, China (J.G.); Department of Internal Medicine I (J.G., G.E., P.N.) and Comprehensive Heart Failure Center (J.G., G.E., P.N.), University Hospital Würzburg, Germany; and Department of Cardiology and Angiology, Hannover Medical School, Germany (A.S.)
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- From the Department of Cardiology, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Shandong Province, China (J.G.); Department of Internal Medicine I (J.G., G.E., P.N.) and Comprehensive Heart Failure Center (J.G., G.E., P.N.), University Hospital Würzburg, Germany; and Department of Cardiology and Angiology, Hannover Medical School, Germany (A.S.).
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Lüscher TF. Frontiers of interventional cardiology: plaque imaging, thrombus load, and bifurcation lesions. Eur Heart J 2016; 37:1861-4. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehw271] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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